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ArticleiScience2023

Social and sexual consequences of facial femininity in a non-human primate.

Sonia Tieo, Jules Dezeure, Anna Cryer, Pascal Lepou, Marie J E Charpentier, Julien P Renoult

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Article in iScience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sonia TieoCEFE, University Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.
Jules DezeureProjet Mandrillus, Fondation Lékédi pour la Biodiversité, Bakoumba BP 52, Gabon.
Anna CryerProjet Mandrillus, Fondation Lékédi pour la Biodiversité, Bakoumba BP 52, Gabon.
Pascal LepouProjet Mandrillus, Fondation Lékédi pour la Biodiversité, Bakoumba BP 52, Gabon.
Marie J E CharpentierInstitut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier (ISEM), UMR5554 - University of Montpellier/CNRS/IRD/EPHE, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
Julien P RenoultCEFE, University Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In humans, femininity shapes women's interactions with both genders, but its influence on animals remains unknown. Using 10 years of data on a wild primate, we developed an artificial intelligence-based method to estimate facial femininity from naturalistic portraits. Our method explains up to 30% of the variance in perceived femininity in humans, competing with classical methods using standardized pictures taken under laboratory conditions. We then showed that femininity estimated on 95 female mandrills significantly correlated with various socio-sexual behaviors. Unexpectedly, less feminine female mandrills were approached and aggressed more frequently by both sexes and received more male copulations, suggesting a positive valuation of masculinity attributes rather than a perception bias. This study contributes to understand the role of femininity on animal's sociality and offers a framework for non-invasive research on visual communication in behavioral ecology.

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Artificial intelligenceBiology of genderEthology

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PMID37766996
PMCPMC10520438

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