Among bonobos, male and female bonds
a. can result in mating, even when the female is not in estrus.
b. never result in mating unless a female is in estrus.
c. are not very common due to high rates of aggression.
d. tend to increase tension and violence in the group.
e. tend to increase the threat of predators.
Question 2
Permanent male-female bonds are
a. common among nonhuman primates.
b. not common among nonhuman primates.
c. the basis of monogamous pairing typical of ALL nonhuman primate species.
d. nonexistent in primates.
e. known only in orangutans.
The female brain
Sexual dimorphism in body size and mating system.
Trachylepis maculilabris mating
Lions mating in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
Summary of Homologous Structures of the Female and Male Reproductive Systems