Male dominance and mount series duration in Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques
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The free-ranging rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta, engage in uninterrupted series mounting for durations ranging from one min to 56 min. The males ranking high in the dominance hierarchy are able to engage in longer uninterrupted mount series than other males. More than 90% of the mount series interruptions are caused by males dominant to the male of the mounting pair. More interruptions are likely for females engaged in mount series with low-ranking males. Sexually receptive females approach males other than their sexual partner at lower rates than they approach non-consort males.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1996
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Measuring female mate choice in Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques
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The process by which free-ranging estrous female Cayo Santiago rhesus macaques choose their mates was observed. The estrous females exhibit promiscuity and maintains proximity even with lower ranking males in order to achieve copulations with males of different dominance ranks. There was a consistent partner reponsible for proximity maintenance as observed in tow mating periods of male-estrous female dyads. Males had higher copulatory rates in dyads where the estrous female maintained proximity regardless of the male dominance rank.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1992
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White-faced capuchin monkeys show triadic awareness in their choice of allies
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The patterns of coalitionary recruitment in wild white-faced capuchins, C. capucinus was examined. The analyses have shown that more dominant individuals are more likely to join aggressive coalitions than low-rankers, and that individuals preferentially support those with whom they have stronger affiliative relationships.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2004
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