Male primates compete for access to females by:

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Male primates often use aggressive strategies to compete for access to females, including infanticide and physical fights with other males for dominance. Forming long-term cooperative relationships with multiple females (A) is more common in some primate species, such as gibbons, but not in others. Identifying their own rank based on age and waiting (C) may occur in some species, but it is not a universal strategy among male primates. Bringing courtship gifts (D) is rare or nonexistent in most non-human primates.

Male Primates Compete for Access to Females By