Influence of Female Copulation Calls on Male Sexual Behavior in Captive Macaca fascicularis

Nikitopoulos, Eleni; Arnhem, Eric; Hooff, Jan J.A.R.A.M. Van; Sterck, Elisabeth E.H.M.

doi:10.1023/b:ijop.0000023579.30595.ae

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“…In some cases, the adaptive nature of copulation calls has also been directly questioned. The following are the main hypotheses that have been proposed to explain the function of copulation calls, if any (see also Nikitopoulos 2004;Maestripieri and Roney 2005). Our discussion assumes that the function is uniform across species; thus, if a study on a particular species convincingly refutes a hypothesis, we assume that it can be rejected in general.…”

Section: Previous Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…in pigtail macaques, Macaca nemestrina, Oi 1996), that even pregnant females have been reported to call after mating (e.g. in longtail macaques, Macaca fascicularis, van Noordwijk 1985; Nikitopoulos et al 2004), and that in many of these cases systematic variation in the structure of these calls still remains to be demonstrated.…”

Section: Variation In Copulation Calls In Relation To Female and Malementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Specifically, copulation calls are more likely to occur, or are longer, when females mate with dominant adult males than with subordinate or immature males, regardless of swelling size or other female characteristics (Saayman 1970;Hauser 1990;Oda and Masataka 1992;O'Connell and Cowlishaw 1994;; but see Nikitopoulos et al 2004). Since primate females in many species are more likely to mate with dominant males in conjunction with ovulation than with subordinates, the association between copulation calls and male dominance rank may, at least in part, account for the observed association between copulation calls and maximum swelling size.…”

Section: Variation In Copulation Calls In Relation To Female and Malementioning

confidence: 99%

“…In fact, studies of Barbary macaques and Guinea baboons (Papio papio) have shown that female copulation calls were followed by an increase in mate guarding by the consort male, which included both a reduced tendency to leave the female and increased male following, proximity, and grooming (Todt et al 1995;. Increased mate guarding by the consort male may also be accompanied by repeated mating with the calling female (in longtail macaques, Nikitopoulos et al 2004). In Guinea baboons, copulation calls also elicited responses in other females, who approached the consort male at higher rates shortly after the vocalizations (Maestripieri et al unpublished data).…”

Section: Responses To Copulation Callsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the available data indicate that the calls tend to follow and not precede ejaculation (e.g. O'Connell and Cowlishaw 1994; Gouzoules et al 1998;Nikitopoulos et al 2004). …”

Section: Hypothesis 4: Copulation Calls Promote Synchronization Of Mamentioning

confidence: 99%

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The evolution of female copulation calls in primates: a review and a new model

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Female copulation calls are mating-associated vocalizations that occur in some species of Old World monkeys and apes. We argue that copulation calls have two immediate functions: to encourage mating attempts by other males and to increase mate guarding by the consort male. We hypothesize that female copulation calls have evolved under the selective pressures of risk of infanticide and sperm competition. When male mate guarding is effective, copulation calls allow females to concentrate paternity in dominant males and benefit from their protection against the risk of infanticide. When mate guarding is ineffective, copulation calls may bring genetic benefits to females through facilitation of sperm competition. We present a quantitative model in which interspecific variation in females' promiscuity predicts their tendency to use copulation calls in conjunction with mating. The model predicts that in species with little female promiscuity copulation calls should be rare and exhibited only in association with mating with dominant males. In species in which females are highly promiscuous, copulation calls should be frequent and unrelated to male dominance rank. The limited data available to test the model support its main predictions as well as the predicted relation between copulation calls and male dominance rank.

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Section: Previous Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Variation In Copulation Calls In Relation To Female and Malementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Variation In Copulation Calls In Relation To Female and Malementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Responses To Copulation Callsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the available data indicate that the calls tend to follow and not precede ejaculation (e.g. O'Connell and Cowlishaw 1994; Gouzoules et al 1998;Nikitopoulos et al 2004). …”

Section: Hypothesis 4: Copulation Calls Promote Synchronization Of Mamentioning

confidence: 99%

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The evolution of female copulation calls in primates: a review and a new model

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Information content of female copulation calls in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

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Fischer

Neumann

et al. 2011

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Primates are unusual in that many females display sexual signals, such as sex skin swellings/colorations and copulation calls, without any sex role reversal. The adaptive function of these signals remains largely unclear, although it has been suggested that they provide males with information on female reproductive status. For sex skin swellings, there is increasing evidence that they represent a graded signal indicating the probability of ovulation. Data on the functional significance of copulation calls are much scarcer. To clarify the information content of such calls, we recorded copulation calls in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) and analysed the structure of these calls during the ovarian cycle. Specifically, we correlated selected call parameters with the female oestrogen to progestogen ratio (obtained from faecal samples), which are known to be elevated during the female's fertile phase. In addition, we ran a general linear mixed model for these call parameters, testing factors (cycle phase, occurrence/absence of ejaculation, male dominance status, occurrence/absence of mate guarding) which potentially influence female copulation calls in primates. Our results show that copulation calls of female long-tailed macaques signal mating outcome and rank of the mating partner, but not female reproductive status. They also show for the first time on primates that copulation calls can convey information on whether a female is mate guarded or not. We suspect that the function of these calls is manipulation of male mating and mate-guarding behaviour and that in this way the degree of sperm competition and ultimately male reproductive success is influenced.

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Factors Influencing Sexual Vocalization in Human Females

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Influence of Female Copulation Calls on Male Sexual Behavior in Captive Macaca fascicularis

Cited by 16 publications

References 30 publications

The evolution of female copulation calls in primates: a review and a new model

The evolution of female copulation calls in primates: a review and a new model

Information content of female copulation calls in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

Factors Influencing Sexual Vocalization in Human Females

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