Also less common in primates, females rather than males disperse at puberty to join new groups.
The males then disperse from the carcass once the larvae have reached the final instar.
Females tend to remain with the group they were born in but males generally disperse from their mothers' group after 3 years.
A male will disperse, or leave his natal group and join another group, after reaching sexual maturity.
Because males disperse farther than females and compete more directly for mates and territory, they are most likely to be involved in conflict.
It was found that males dispersed themselves while females clustered in certain areas of the cage.
Before the end of the breeding season, males disperse to gyne-producing nests to mate.
This activity will continue until a few hours before sunrise at which point the males and females disperse.
Females do all the parenting for the young as males disperse directly after mating.
Adult females and calves may move about together as groups, but adult males disperse from their mothers upon reaching adolescence.