Sterck, Elisabeth H.M., Crockford, Catherine, Fischer, Julia, Massen, Jorg J.M., Tiddi, Barbara, Perry, Susan, Sueur, Cédric, Schülke, Oliver and Ostner, Julia (2024) The evolution of between-sex bonds in primates. Evolution and Human Behavior, 45 (6):106628. pp. 1-14. ISSN 1090-5138 (Print), 1879-0607 (Online) (doi:10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2024.106628)

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Abstract

Social bonds can be a way for individuals to gain access to crucial resources and services that cannot be taken by
force and are therefore subject to leverage. Bonds between the sexes can provide access to services that are
specific to the other sex. Females exert leverage over males in terms of mating access, males have leverage over
females in terms of the service protection, and both sexes exert leverage over the other sex in terms of tolerance
and agonistic support. While mating access can be coerced in some circumstances, most services cannot be
forced. Here, we use theoretical considerations to explore when sources of leverage over the opposite sex lead to
between-sex bonds. Focussing on primates living in multi-male multi-female groups, we predict that leverage
over the other sex will be higher, when 1) the receiver benefits on average more than the provider, 2) receivers
cannot share the resource, and 3) the resource is rare and valuable. If these conditions are fulfilled, and given the
mutual nature

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	male-female affiliation; friendship; power; monopolisation potential; nonhuman primates; human pair-bond
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QH Natural history
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Sustainable Agriculture 4 One Health Faculty of Engineering & Science > Natural Resources Institute > Centre for Sustainable Agriculture 4 One Health > Behavioural Ecology
Last Modified:	27 Sep 2024 12:52
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48203

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