Mating first, mating more: biological market fluctuation in a wild prosimian.

In biology, economics, and politics, distributive power is the key for understanding asymmetrical relationships and it can be obtained by force (dominance) or trading (leverage). Whenever males cannot use force, they largely depend on females for breeding opportunities and the balance of power tilts...

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Main Authors: Ivan Norscia, Daniela Antonacci, Elisabetta Palagi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2650411?pdf=render