A four-year study of the association between male dominance rank, residency status, and reproductive activity in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Primates ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 159-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Berard
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Reproductive Activity ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Residency Status

Male Dominance and Reproductive Success in a Captive Group of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca Mulatta)

Behaviour ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 129 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 225-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Glenn Smith
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Success ◽  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Dominance Hierarchy ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Male Dominance ◽  
Strongly Correlated ◽  
Young Males ◽  
Captive Group ◽  
Lower Ranking

AbstractPaternity exclusion analysis was employed to estimate the reproductive success (RS) of 32 males who experienced at least one breeding season over the age of four years between 1977 and 1991 in a captive group of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). Although three different males held alpha rank during the period, the male dominance hierarchy remained relatively stable even when the number of males was high. Average dominance rank and overall RS of males while in the group were strongly correlated. However, during most years the correlation between male dominance rank and RS was not statistically significant because males who achieved high rank 1)were those who experienced relatively high RS as lower ranking subadults and 2) maintained high dominance rank after experiencing a sustained decline in RS. Correlations between male dominance rank and RS were highest when the number of subadult males entering the dominance hierarchy was increasing and one or a very few males were least effective in monopolizing females. These results are not consistent with expectations based solely on the priority of access model of intrasexual selection. Female choice, as exemplified by the preference of females for mating with young males that are rising in rank, might also influence the evolution of social dominance in rhesus macaques.

Long-term effects of infant rearing condition on the acquisition of dominance rank in juvenile and adult rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith L. Bastian ◽  
Anne C. Sponberg ◽  
Anne C. Sponberg ◽  
Stephen J. Suomi ◽  
J. Dee Higley
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Rearing Condition

scholarly journals Grooming interventions in female rhesus macaques as social niche construction

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Mielke ◽  
Carina Bruchmann ◽  
Oliver Schülke ◽  
Julia Ostner
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Niche Construction ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Social Animals ◽  
Female Rhesus ◽  
Group Members ◽  
High Dominance ◽  
Female Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Social Niche

AbstractSocial animals invest time and resources into building and adapting their social environment, which emerges not only from their own but also from the decisions of other group members. Thus, individuals have to monitor interactions between others and potentially decide when and how to interfere to prevent damage to their own investment. These interventions can be subtle, as in the case of affiliative interactions such as grooming, but they can inform us about how animals structure their world and influence other group members. Here, we used interventions into grooming bouts in 29 female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) to determine who intervened into which grooming bouts, why, and what determined intervention outcomes, based on kinship, dominance rank, and affiliative relationships between groomers and (potential) interveners. Using 1132 grooming bouts and 521 interventions, we show that high dominance rank of groomers reduced the risk of intervention. Bystanders, particularly when high-ranking, intervened in grooming of their kin, close affiliates, and close-ranked competitors. Interveners gained access to their close affiliates for subsequent grooming. Affiliative relationship and rank determined intervention outcomes, with reduced aggression risk facilitating grooming involving three individuals. Thus, interventions in this species involved the monitoring of grooming interactions, decision-making based on several individual and dyadic characteristics, and potentially allowed individuals to broaden their access to grooming partners, protect their own relationships, and influence their social niche.

scholarly journals Social correlates of the dominance rank and long-term cortisol levels in adolescent and adult male rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoli Feng ◽  
Xujun Wu ◽  
Ryan J. Morrill ◽  
Zhifei Li ◽  
Chunlu Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Social Correlates ◽  
Cortisol Levels ◽  
Male Rhesus

scholarly journals The utility of voluntary weighing in captive group-living rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 249-258
Author(s):  
DGM Zijlmans ◽  
MK Vernes ◽  
EHM Sterck ◽  
JAM Langermans
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Primate Research ◽  
Time Investment ◽  
Routine Handling

Bodyweight is an important health and welfare indicator for captive non-human primates (NHPs). Bodyweight can be measured during routine handling procedures, which cause stress. Alternatively, animals can be trained to step onto a scale, but training success varies greatly between individuals. Being able to weigh animals regularly without having to handle or train them is thus desirable for monitoring animal health and welfare. This study investigates the utility, ie the participation, reliability and time investment, of voluntary weighing in captive NHPs living in large social groups. Subjects of the study were 92 rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) housed in four social groups at the Biomedical Primate Research Centre in Rijswijk, The Netherlands. A scale was placed in their home enclosure during several sessions. Individuals were unwilling to step onto an unbaited scale. When likeable food items were used to attract individuals to the scale, 68% of them stepped onto the scale. Age and dominance rank did not affect stepping onto the scale, whereas exploratory tendency and social group did. The level of agreement between bodyweight by voluntary weighing and bodyweight measured during sedation was very high. These results show that the majority of rhesus macaques in social groups can be weighed voluntarily and that voluntary weighing is reliable. When optimising and further developing the method, voluntary weighing can form a valuable tool in the captive management of NHPs.

Digit ratio (2D:4D) and dominance rank in female rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

2010 ◽  
Vol 64 (6) ◽  
pp. 1001-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Nelson ◽  
Christy L. Hoffman ◽  
Melissa S. Gerald ◽  
Susanne Shultz
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Dominance Rank ◽  
Digit Ratio ◽  
Female Rhesus ◽  
Female Rhesus Macaques

Comparing Implicit and Explicit Categorization Strategies in Humans and Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin J. Couchman ◽  
Mariana V. C. Coutinho ◽  
J. David Smith
Keyword(s):  
Macaca Mulatta ◽  
Rhesus Macaques ◽  
Implicit And Explicit
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