NDLI: Dominance rank, female reproductive synchrony, and male reproductive skew in wild Assamese macaques

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Sukmak, Manakorn Wajjwalku, Worawidh Ostner, Julia Schülke, Oliver
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	In groups with multiple males, direct mate competition may select for the evolution of dominance hierarchies that sort males into a queue for access to fertile females. The priority-of-access (PoA) model proposed by Altmann in 1962 makes explicit predictions about the resulting paternity distribution based on an interaction between male dominance rank and the overlap of female receptive phases. Here, we investigated whether the logic of the PoA model predicted the distribution of paternity across ranks in a seasonal breeder with high reproductive synchrony over six consecutive mating seasons. We studied 18 males that resided in a group of wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) in their natural habitat at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, between 2006 and 2011 with 5 to 13 conceptions per season. We assessed whether mate guarding increased paternity success, described “short-term” deviations from predicted paternity distribution, and examined how these are related to the number of competitors and fertile females. We determined genetic paternity of 43 (93 %) offspring born into the study group and found reproductive skew to be relatively low with 29 % alpha male paternity in accordance with the high degree of female reproductive synchrony observed. Short-term deviations from expected paternity distribution over ranks were not explained by the number of resident males or the number of conceiving females or their interaction. Within the limits of this study, these results suggest that even if males cannot discern female fertile phases, if reproduction is seasonal, and if reproductive synchrony is high, males may also compete directly over access to females.
Starting Page	1097
Ending Page	1108
Page Count	12
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03405443
Journal	Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
Volume Number	68
Issue Number	7
e-ISSN	14320762
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2014-04-03
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Priority-of-access model Paternity Dominance Reproductive skew Primates Assamese macaques Number of males Reproductive synchrony Behavioural Sciences Zoology Evolutionary Biology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Testing the priority-of-access model in a seasonally breeding primate species

Male coalitions and female behaviour affect male mating success independent of dominance rank and female receptive synchrony in wild Barbary macaques

Reproductive seasonality is a poor predictor of receptive synchrony and male reproductive skew among nonhuman primates

Mating skew in Barbary macaque males: the role of female mating synchrony, female behavior, and male–male coalitions

Male–female socio-spatial relationships and reproduction in wild chimpanzees

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

Female reproductive synchrony predicts skewed paternity across primates

Determinants of male reproductive success in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)—male monopolisation, female mate choice or post-copulatory mechanisms?

Mutual tolerance or reproductive competition? Patterns of reproductive skew among male redfronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus)

Dominance rank, female reproductive synchrony, and male reproductive skew in wild Assamese macaques

Similar Documents

Testing the priority-of-access model in a seasonally breeding primate species

Male coalitions and female behaviour affect male mating success independent of dominance rank and female receptive synchrony in wild Barbary macaques

Reproductive seasonality is a poor predictor of receptive synchrony and male reproductive skew among nonhuman primates

Mating skew in Barbary macaque males: the role of female mating synchrony, female behavior, and male–male coalitions

Male–female socio-spatial relationships and reproduction in wild chimpanzees

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

Female reproductive synchrony predicts skewed paternity across primates

Determinants of male reproductive success in wild long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)—male monopolisation, female mate choice or post-copulatory mechanisms?

Mutual tolerance or reproductive competition? Patterns of reproductive skew among male redfronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus)

Dominance rank, female reproductive synchrony, and male reproductive skew in wild Assamese macaques