Social monogamy in gibbons : the male perspective

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Life History and Reproductive Strategies of Khao Yai Hylobates lar: Implications for Social Evolution in Apes (2008, unknown): “…from a rigidly pair-living social organization and monogamous mating system (Barelli et al. 2007, 2008a; Fuentes 2000; Lappan 2007b; Palombit 1994; Reichard 1995, 2003, in press; Savini et al. 2008; Sommer and Reichard 2000), researchers still often consider gibbons as behaviorally inflexible and…”
Did Neanderthals and other early humans sing? Seeking the biological roots of music in the territorial advertisements of primates, lions, hyenas, and wolves (2009, background): “Monogamous pairs of gibbons maintain exclusive territories, vigorously defending them from intruders (Mitani, 1990, Reichard, 2003), in at least one case with lethal consequences (Palombit, 1993).”
Female white-handed gibbons (Hylobates lar) lead group movements and have priority of access to food resources (2008, methodology): “We distinguished five age-sex classes of subjects to provide information on group leadership: (1) adult female, (2) adult primary male, (3) adult sec- ondary male, (4) subadult and (5) juvenile (2.5 age 7 years; for ageclass definitions see Reichard, 2003).”