Infanticide by males and its implications

By S. Forbes. 2002

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A complex social structure with fission–fusion properties can emerge from a simple foraging model (2005, unknown): “In primate societies, protection from alien male attacks 27 (Wrangham, 1979), defense of group resources (Wrangham, 1980) and prevention of 28 infanticide (Hrdy, 1977; rev. in van Schaik and Janson, 2000) also have been shown to be 29 important determinants of group size and structure.”
Sexual Selection in Primates: Mating conflict in primates: infanticide, sexual harassment and female sexuality (2004, unknown): “In a variety of mammals and a few birds, newly immigrated or newly dominant males are known to attack and kill dependent infants (Hausfater & Hrdy, 1984; Parmigiani & vom Saal, 1994; van Schaik & Janson, 2000).”
Infanticide, sexual selection and task specialization in a biparental burying beetle (2006, background): “11 0003e3472/06/$30.00/0 2006 The Association for the been found in many vertebrate taxa and is usually committed by conspecific males that gain earlier access to breeding females (reviews in van Schaik & Janson 2000).”