Question

Primates display an array of social behaviors that are very plastic in nature. What are the different social systems/groups and reproductive strategies found in primates? How have these behaviors been shaped by natural selection and sexual selection? Are there any trends between sociality and ecology? (hint: social group and diet, etc.)

Answer 1

Like other animals primates also live in social groups and they are very plastic in nature. Also the individual members coordinate their activities, they do interact and communicate each other. The reproductive strategies found in primates are characterized by sexual maturation in males and have life long exclusive access to mate with female to produce young ones.

In natural selection, there will be a struggle from male generally to female for copulation. Whereas sexual selection reffers to the traits which affect in the success of mating.

Sociality in primate community includes the organisation, the social structure and system of mating. Also they includes resource detection, cooperation and community learning. Diet includes fruits, nuts, vegitables and insects along with the various ecological trends.