Mating competition and intergroup transfer of males in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Emei, China

Primates ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi-Kun Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Thibetana ◽  
Mating Competition ◽  
Intergroup Transfer

Social Relationships and Intergroup Transfer of Young Adult Male Japanese Macaques Pre- and Post-Fission of the Katsuyama A Group

1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eiko KATO ◽  
Yasushi NAMBU ◽  
Yasuo KOJIMA
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Japanese Macaques ◽  
Young Adult Male ◽  
Intergroup Transfer

Social strategies used by dispersing males to integrate into a new group in Tibetan macaques ( Macaca thibetana )

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong‐Po Xia ◽  
Paul A. Garber ◽  
Lixing Sun ◽  
Binghua Sun ◽  
Xi Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Strategies ◽  
Macaca Thibetana

scholarly journals The dark-ventral-patch of male red deer, a sexual signal that conveys the degree of involvement in rutting behavior

BMC Zoology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva de la Peña ◽  
Javier Pérez-González ◽  
José Martín ◽  
Giovanni Vedel ◽  
Juan Carranza
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behaviors ◽  
Red Deer ◽  
Decisive Role ◽  
Female Mate Choice ◽  
Doñana National Park ◽  
Sexual Signal ◽  
Mating Competition ◽  
Dark Patch ◽  
Rutting Behavior

Abstract Background In polygynous mammals, signalling may play a decisive role in mating behavior, mediating the intensity of male fights and female mate choice. During the rutting season, male red deer may show a visible dark patch in their ventral fur. Recently, this patch has been suggested to act as a flexible sexual signal, due to its relationships with other variables such as age, body size, antler development, volatile compounds, or the competitive environment. The analysis of fur pigmentation at the ventral patch suggests that this might also visually indicate the male intrinsic predisposition to take part in mating competition. Results To assess the possible role of this trait as a communicative signal related to mate competition, we used red deer behavioral observations during the rut in Doñana National Park (Spain) to examine the link between the degree of expression of the dark ventral patch and the rutting activity (assessed from both intra-and-inter-sexual behaviors). Consistent with our predictions, we found in a field study that males with large dark patches showed a higher frequency of rutting behaviors (mainly roaring and flehmen), more interactions with females, and attained larger harem sizes. Conclusions The dark ventral patch was a better predictor of male behavior than antler tines or territory holding, thus standing as a short-term indicator of male willingness to invest in mating competition.

scholarly journals Sexual Interference Behaviors in Male Adult and Subadult Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 663
Author(s):  
Kui-Hai Pang ◽  
Amanda K. Rowe ◽  
Lori K. Sheeran ◽  
Dong-Po Xia ◽  
Lixing Sun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Nonhuman Primate ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Mating Season ◽  
Macaca Thibetana ◽  
Subadult Male ◽  
Sexual Competition ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Sexual Interference ◽  
The Individual

Male nonhuman primate sexual interference, which includes copulation interruption and copulation harassment, has been related to reproductive success, but its significance has been challenging to test. Copulation interruption results in the termination of a copulation before ejaculation, whereas copulation harassment does not. We conducted this study using the all-occurrence behavior sampling method on sexual interference behaviors of seven adult and four subadult male Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) in mating and non-mating seasons at Mt. Huangshan, China, from August 2016 to May 2017. Our results showed that males’ individual proportion of copulation interruption and harassment was higher during the mating season than during the non-mating season. In addition, dominant males more often performed interruption, whereas subordinate males more often performed harassment. We found no difference in the individual proportion of copulation interruption or harassment between adult and subadult males. Adult and subadult males both directed copulation interruption and harassment more often toward the mating male than toward the mating female. Lastly, the post-ejaculation phase of copulation was shorter when copulation harassment occurred than when it did not. Our results suggest that sexual interference may be an important mating tactic that adult and subadult males use in male–male sexual competition.

Noninvasive Saliva Collection for DNA Analyses From Free-Ranging Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana)

2012 ◽  
Vol 74 (11) ◽  
pp. 1064-1070 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. D. SIMONS ◽  
J. G. LORENZ ◽  
L. K. SHEERAN ◽  
J. H. LI ◽  
D. P. XIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Thibetana ◽  
Dna Analyses ◽  
Saliva Collection ◽  
Free Ranging

Mitochondrial DNA variation in Tibetan macaque (Macaca thibetana)

2010 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 301-307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binghua Sun ◽  
Jinhua Li ◽  
Yong Zhu ◽  
Dongpo Xia
Keyword(s):  
Mitochondrial Dna ◽  
Macaca Thibetana ◽  
Dna Variation ◽  
Tibetan Macaque
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