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Male vervet monkeys play longer with "male" toys (car and ball) than "female" toys (doll and pot); vice versa with female monkeys; no gender differences in preference for "neutral" toys (picture book and stuffed dog)

 Topic: Dimorphism

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Citation: Sex differences in response to children's toys in nonhuman primates (Cercopithecus aethiops sabaeus)
Author(s): Alexander, Hines
Institution(s): University of California, Los Angeles

Link: http://www.ehbonline.org/article/S1090-5138(02)00107-1/fulltext


Nation(s): international
Year(s): 2002
Source: Primary
Type: Behavioral Experiment

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