Female infanticide and female-directed lethal targeted aggression in a group
of ring-tailed lemurs (<i>Lemur catta</i>)

Kittler, Klara; Dietzel, Silvio

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-3-41-2016

Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/pb-3-41-2016

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Articles | Volume 3, issue 2

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Short communication |

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Female infanticide and female-directed lethal targeted aggression in a group of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

Klara Kittler and Silvio Dietzel

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Short summary

We report on extremely rare events of group eviction and eventually lethal aggression in a group of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) that were targeted against the two highest-ranking females. These events erupted after an infanticide by the highest-ranking female directed at the offspring of a subordinate. We suggest that this aggressive changeover of power between two matrilines was based on the growing group size and was an act of female reproductive competition during birth season.


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