The Socio-Sexual Behavior of Japanese Monkeys
- 1 December 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Zeitschrift Fur Tierpsychologie
- Vol. 59 (2) , 89-108
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1982.tb00332.x
Abstract
The sexual behavior of the Japanese monkeys of the Arashiyama B troop was studied in two mating seasons. Rank order of adult males (10 years old or over) had no positive correlation with mating activity. High-ranking males did not always attain high reproductive success. Some correlations were found between age, rank, and mating-partner selection. Some adult male-female dyads showed remarkable and long-term proximity. Some kind of psychological peculiarity is postulated within these dyads; although they were unrelated, most of them avoided mating, just as in related dyads. It is suggested that “affinity” may suppress the sexual drive, regardless of kin relationship. Zusammenfassung Bei erwachsenen männlichen Japanmakaken (Macaca fuscata; ab 10 Jahre) gibt es keine statistisch sichere Korrelation zwischen Rangstellung und Paarungshäufigkeit. Ob eine Kopula stattfindet, wird mehr vom Weibchen als vom Männchen bestimmt. Ob ein brünstiges Weibchen sich mit einem Männchen paart, hängt nicht nur von der Ranghöhe des Männchens ab, sondern auch von anderen Faktoren (z. B. sozialen Beziehungen). Als Paarungspartner bevorzugt ein ranghohes Männchen ein ranghohes Weibchen mittleren Alters. Blutsverwandte oder in enger Beziehung zueinander stehende Tiere vermeiden Kopulationen miteinander. Paarungspartner stehen in der Regel in keiner besonderen sozialen Beziehung zueinander. Psychologische “Affinitäten” scheinen die Sexualmotivation zu hemmen.This publication has 15 references indexed in Scilit:
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