Parental Care in Macaca Sylvana

Lahiri, Richa; Southwick, Charles H.

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“…Older, especially fe male infants are to some extent endangered by the aggressiveness of older group mem bers, a circumstance which has also been pointed out by Angst and Thommen [1977], Erwin [1977], Dittus [1980] and Silk et al [1981], whereas neonates run a risk through care-taking behavior by group members other than the mother. Barbary macaque in fants are frequently and extensively carried by adult and subadult males, as well as by females who have no infant of their own [Lahiri and Southwick, 1966;Burton, 1972;Deag, 1974;Taub, 1978;Paul, in prepara tion]. It has been suggested [Burton, 1972;Taub, 1978] that this may be 'parental in vestment', although there is little evidence to substantiate this explanation.…”

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Timing of Birth, Female Reproductive Success and Infant Sex Ratio in Semifree-Ranging Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus)

Paul¹,

Thommen²

1984

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Examined were 5 years of data on the reproduction of a semifree-ranging population of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus). In this seasonally breeding species – birth season: mid-March to beginning of August – primiparous 4-year-old females gave birth significantly later in the year than older primiparous and multiparous females, respectively. Multiparous females without an infant from the preceding season gave birth significantly earlier than females who had raised an infant. 88.4% of birth intervals were approximately 1 year, 11.6% about 2 years. Infant loss did not influence the length of the interbirth interval, but after the birth of the next surviving infant the interval was significantly longer. The interval following the 1st infant was significantly longer than after subsequent infants. After the birth of daughters primiparous females had markedly longer birth intervals than after the birth of sons. Infant mortality was 9.1%. Neonatal mortality was influenced by rank and parity of the mother and sex of the infant. Allomothering and aggression by older group members are thought to be the main causes of infant mortality. Female reproduction rates were not dependent on rank. High-ranking females, however, bore their 1st infant significantly earlier than low-ranking females. Low-ranking females had more daughters than sons, in high-ranking females the reverse was found. Differences from findings of other species are discussed with regard to differences in social organization and the reproductive strategies resulting from them.

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Timing of Birth, Female Reproductive Success and Infant Sex Ratio in Semifree-Ranging Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus)

Paul¹,

Thommen²

1984

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“…A further study will involve an attempt to locate wild M.sylvana groups where this behaviour does not occur and then to compare their social interactions with those of the Ain Kahla groups. Lahiri and Southwick [1966], having shown that certain captive M.syl vana males showed extensive care, put forward the hypothesis that this par ticular pattern of socialization might mean that in the wild the social life of the species was more peaceful than in M.mu/alta. In their caged animals they found that fighting was mild and less frequent when compared with M. mu latto.…”

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Social Behaviour and ‘Agonistic Buffering’ in the Wild Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvana L.

Deag¹,

Crook²

1971

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In the Middle Atlas of Morocco Macaca sylvana live in multimale groups of 12 to 30 individuals. With extensive home range overlap intergroup encounters are frequent, usually peaceful and variable in nature. The social interactions of babies are described and particular attention is paid to male care of babies and male-male encounters in which one male appears to use a baby to regulate his behaviour with another. This type of interaction is called ‘agonistic buffering’. The terminology used to describe male-baby (or infant) interactions and the possible significance of agonistic buffering, in this and other non-human primates, are discussed.

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“…Although direct and extensive male paren tal care is rare among Old World monkeys and mammals in general, male Barbary ma caques interact extensively and intimately with infants soon after birth [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]. As males prefer certain infants over others in such in teractions [5][6][7][8], it has been assumed that kin ship is the primary underpinning of this sys tem [5,6,[9][10][11][12], with males investing in their own progeny and/or in maternal siblings or other closely related infants.…”

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DNA Fingerprinting Reveals that Infant Care by Male Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) Is Not Paternal Investment

Paul¹,

Kuester²,

Arnemann³

1992

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Parental Care in Macaca Sylvana

Cited by 48 publications

References 3 publications

Timing of Birth, Female Reproductive Success and Infant Sex Ratio in Semifree-Ranging Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus)

Timing of Birth, Female Reproductive Success and Infant Sex Ratio in Semifree-Ranging Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus)

Social Behaviour and ‘Agonistic Buffering’ in the Wild Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvana L.

DNA Fingerprinting Reveals that Infant Care by Male Barbary Macaques (Macaca sylvanus) Is Not Paternal Investment

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