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- W1537216049 abstract "This chapter discusses the morphological development and evolutionary history of red sexual skin, and of sexual swellings, among female catarrhines. It examines the various facets of anatomy, endocrinology, behavior, and ecology in extant primates and considers some fossil evidence of catarrhine evolution. This comparative approach offers some clues to the mystery of why sexual skin has such a peculiar, discontinuous distribution among the extant Old World monkeys and apes. The chapter explains that sexual skin may have arisen by elaboration of the same type of vulva1 swelling and pinkness that occurs during estrus in many female prosimians. This hypotbesis derives from the observations of sexual skin ontogeny and from comparative sixdies of its morphology in adult females. Sexual skin acts primarily as a sexually attractive distance cue in many species. It might therefore be adaptive in any environment where a monkey group spreads out over a wide area or fragments into subgroups. It is suggested that a complementary degree of penile elongation occur in order to facilitate mating behavior in those species, where females have prominent swellings. The prominent penis of the chimpanzee is best explained on this basis, since the sexual swelling is enormous and adds considerably to the depth of the female's reproductive tract." @default.
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- W1537216049 date "1983-01-01" @default.
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- W1537216049 title "Observations on the Evolution and Behavioral Significance of “Sexual Skin” in Female Primates" @default.
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