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Sex and aggression during rhesus monkey group formation
Author(s) -
Fairbanks L. A.,
McGuire M. T.,
Kerber W.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/1098-2337(1977)3:3<241::aid-ab2480030305>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - aggression , psychology , developmental psychology , observational study , poison control , injury prevention , clinical psychology , medicine , medical emergency
Observational data from 16 newly formed social groups of rhesus monkeys were analyzed to identify patterns of behavior that correlated with the frequency and intensity of aggression directed toward females. The results revealed significant correlations between heterosexual behavior and female‐female noncontact aggression and between female homosexual behavior and female‐female contact aggression. The role of female homosexual behavior and its relationship to aggression in the formation of new groups is discussed.
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