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. 2014 Dec 1;24(23):R1125-7.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.056. Epub 2014 Dec 1.

Sexual conflict: nice guys finish last

Melissa Emery Thompson  1
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Sexual conflict: nice guys finish last

Melissa Emery Thompson. Curr Biol. .

Abstract

Male chimpanzees are often aggressive towards females. A new study from Gombe National Park in Tanzania reports that persistent attacks increase a male's probability of siring offspring.

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  • Sexually coercive male chimpanzees sire more offspring.
    Feldblum JT, Wroblewski EE, Rudicell RS, Hahn BH, Paiva T, Cetinkaya-Rundel M, Pusey AE, Gilby IC. Feldblum JT, et al. Curr Biol. 2014 Dec 1;24(23):2855-60. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.10.039. Epub 2014 Nov 13. Curr Biol. 2014. PMID: 25454788 Free PMC article.