Socioecological drivers of injuries in female and male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Author:

Pavez-Fox Melissa A.ORCID,De Moor Delphine,Siracusa Erin R.,Ellis Samuel,Kimock Clare M.,Rivera-Barreto Nahiri,Valle Josue E. Negron-Del,Phillips Daniel,Ruiz-Lambides Angelina,Snyder-Mackler NoahORCID,Higham James P.,Brent Lauren J.N.

Abstract

AbstractCompetition over access to resources, such as food and mates, is believed to be one of the major costs associated with group living. Two socioecological factors suggested to predict the intensity of competition are group size and the relative abundance of sexually active individuals. However, empirical evidence linking these factors to costs of competition, such as injury risk, is scarce. Here, we leveraged 10 years of data from free-ranging rhesus macaques where injuries are associated with a high mortality risk. We tested if intra-specific variation in group size and adult sex ratio predicted injury risk and physical aggression. We found that males were less likely to be injured when living in larger groups potentially due to advantages in intergroup encounters. Females, instead, had higher injury risk when living in larger groups but this was not explained by within-group competition among females. Further, male-biased sex ratios were positively related to male-female aggression, indicating that male coercion during mating competition may be a cause of injuries in females. Overall, our results provide insights into sex differences in the fitness-related costs of competition and empirical evidence for long-standing predictions on the evolution of group living.

Publisher

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

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