American journal of biological anthropologyAnimalsMaleFemaleWildPongo
Sex Differences in Estimated Lean Body Mass of Captive and Wild Orangutans.
Faye S Harwell, Janine L Brown, Stephen Paris, Nicole P Boisseau, Erin Kane, Tri Wahyu Susanto, Endro Setiawan, Cheryl D Knott
Published: 202610.1002/ajpa.70173
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Male and female primates experience different ecological and reproductive constraints, which often lead to differences in how they allocate energy. Since testosterone promotes muscle growth, male primates generally possess greater relativ…
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