A new study comparing 59 species of primates linked same-sex sexual behavior to scarce resources and more predators in ...

Same-sex behavior is widespread in primates and may help strengthen social bonds and improve survival under challenging conditions.

By Aimable Twahirwa The fact that primates other than humans engage in homosexual behavior is well-documented. A recent study ...

Homosexuality is common among primates close to humans, and this trait appears to be inherited in some cases. The findings run counter to the view that homosexuality "goes against the laws of nature." ...

Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity. A new study found instances in which 59 nonhuman primate species, including bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques, have taken ...

The observation of homosexual behaviors in animals has long raised questions about their origins and functions. A recent ...

Overview of the Mesoamerican primate fauna, primate studies, and conservation concerns / Alejandro Estrada ... [et al.] -- Taxonomy and distributions of Mesoamerican primates / Anthony B. Rylands ... ...

Most of the contributions included were drawn from a symposium presented at the 1977 meeting of the Western Psychological Association in Seattle, Washington.

Cooperative behaviour and prosociality in nonhuman primates constitute a vital area of research that illuminates the evolutionary origins of complex sociality. Studies indicate that primates employ a ...

Nonhuman primates are our closest living relatives, and no other group of mammals can remind us of ourselves the way nonhuman primates do. We will start this course by examining the phylogeny, ...

A number of recent articles in the AWI Quarterly have addressed issues related to the use of nonhuman primates in research: from an alleged international monkey-laundering scheme, to a research ...