ANTH 011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Biological Anthropology, Omnivore, Jane Goodall
22 Dec 2020
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Survival factors (diet and predation) dictate where females will be (solitary/group, Males go where the females are, adopting intra-sexual competition if necessary. Females may revise strategy to counter conflicts with males nocturnal/diurnal) Pro: lots of eyes to find resources. Primates exhibit many behaviors that increase social bonding and defuse antagonistic situation. Special case: bonobos engage in sex for social bonding (not just reproduction) Behavior that increases reproductive fitness of close relatives will result in perpetuation of those genes. Animals that are closely related to you, you are more willing to help them survive. Aggressive behavior within groups decreasing the fitness of the actor. Behavior by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while. End of bonding (affiliative) behaviors between groups. Dominance hierarchies may actually reduce physical violence within the group. Aggression is usually defused by the submission of one of the involved animals. Factors influencing rank in a group include:
