Leveda Cheng

Jun 26, 2023 | royalsocietypublishing.org | Michael Wilson |Joseph T. Feldblum |Maud Mouginot |Leveda Cheng

AbstractReproductive inequality, or reproductive skew, drives natural selection, but has been difficult to assess, particularly for males in species with promiscuous mating and slow life histories, such as bonobos (Pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Although bonobos are often portrayed as more egalitarian than chimpanzees, genetic studies have found high male reproductive skew in bonobos.