Sex ratio and local resource competition in a prosimian primate

Science. 1978 Jul 14;201(4351):163-5. doi: 10.1126/science.201.4351.163.

Abstract

Competition between female kin for local limiting resources may explain a male-biased secondary sex ratio in the prosimian Galago crassicaudatus. Data demonstrating the skewed sex ratio, a brief summary of field observations on the species, and a simple mathematical statement of the hypothesis are presented. Local resource competition may influence sex ratio in other mammals.