Male Parental Investment in Titi Monkeys (Callicebus)
and Barbary Macaques (Macaca)
An Intraspecific Comparison
I. What is parental investment?
i. Factors that influence
parental investment in primates
ii. Three functional hypotheses
for male-infant interactions in
primates
II. Titi Monkeys
i. Social structure,
ecology, mating behavior, geographical
distribution
ii. Male-Female pair bond
a) Monogamy
b) Paternal care
iii. Reasons for behavior
a) Costs (-)
b) Benefits (+)
III. Barbary Macaques
i. Social structure, ecology,
mating behavior, geographical
distribution
ii. Importance of social
structure
iii. Male "Care then Mate"
behavior pattern
a) Reasons and Benefits
IV. Correlation between proposed hypotheses and male parental
investment
observed in Titis and Barbary
Macaques
V. Conclusion/Summary