ANTH 311 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Philopatry, Dominatrix, Mate Choice
13 Dec 2017
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In all primate groups, one sex, or both sexes disperse from the natal group. The philopatric (resident sex) stays in natal (birth) group and lives with their kin/family as adults. The dispersing sex leaves the natal (birth) group, and thus does not live with kin/family as adults. Dispersal and philopatry are important sources of variation in primate social groups, and thus it is critical to understand internal group dynamics. Closely related females live in association with unrelated (immigrant) adult males. Female kinship ties (relationships) influence patterns of. Grooming (most active thing to do, as it is an obvious expression of friendly behaviour, and it involves trust) Dominance (family backs up family in fights) Mothers back up children (always daughters), sons only until they"re in the group, most attention given to the youngest children. Females rank below mother in reverse order of age, because mom always backs up youngest, e. g. prince harry ranks higher than prince william.
