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Science 23 June 1978:
Vol. 200. no. 4348, pp. 1405 - 1409
DOI: 10.1126/science.663622
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Science, Vol 200, Issue 4348, 1405-1409
Copyright © 1978 by American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Copulatory vocalizations of chacma baboons (Papio ursinus), gibbons (Hylobates hoolock), and humans

WJ Hamilton 3rd and PC Arrowood

The copulatory vocalizations of female baboons (Papio ursinus) are more complex than those of female gibbons (Hylobates hoolock) or human females. Adult males of all these species begin calling later than the female, but subordinate baboon males do not call. Copulatory vocalizations may serve to mutually stimulate the mating partners or to incite male competition.


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