Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
When population growth intensifies intergroup competition, female colobus monkeys free-ride less
T. J. M. Arseneau-Robar, J. Teichroeb, A. Macintosh…·E. Wikberg
The paper examines how population growth affects intergroup competition in colobus monkeys, finding that females increase their involvement in defending home ranges and social stability as competition intensifies.
DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-64188-0