TABLE 1.

Summary of hypotheses and predictions

Hypothesis	Prediction for adolescent males	Support?
H1: Sexual coercion hypothesis	1a: More aggression toward cycling than non-cycling females	No
	1b: More copulations with females targeted most frequently with aggression by male	Weak
H2: Social dominance hypothesis	2a: Less aggression directed toward females after dominating them	No
	2b: Dominate all females before dominating any adult male	Yes
	2c: Majority of aggression toward adult females, rather than adult males, prior to adulthood	Yes
H3: Dominance-contingent coercion hypothesis	3a: Female cycling status predicts male aggression more strongly after dominance	No
	3b: Male aggression predicts copulations more strongly after dominance	No
H4: Female-rank-based aggression hypothesis (complements other hypotheses)	4a: Initiate aggression against low- before high-ranking females	Yes
	4b: Dominate low- before high-ranking females	Yes