Publications by authors named "Joseph M A Petty"
Article Synopsis
- Female social dominance (FSD) is common in Malagasy lemurs, which is unusual for mammals, but the evolution and mechanisms behind this dominance are not well understood.
- Research indicates that while female lemurs often display masculinized traits, they don't consistently show high androgen levels compared to males, suggesting a complex hormonal influence.
- By comparing species with FSD to those with equal male-female status, the study proposes that FSD may be a recent change and that female masculinization could be the ancestral state for lemurs, impacting our views on primate social evolution.
