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7202225

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1982-10-29
pubmed:abstractText
Two social groups of captive talapoin monkeys (Miopithecus talapoin), each with three intact adult males and three or four ovariectomized, estrogen-treated adult females, were observed. Socio-sexual and aggressive interactions were recorded, and levels of testosterone, cortisol, and prolactin were measured in male serum. Cortisol and prolactin titers did not reflect male rank, nor did changes in one of these hormones parallel changes in the other. In both groups males formed a linear dominance hierarchy, defined in terms of the direction of aggression among animals. Highest male rank was associated with frequent socio-sexual interaction and elevated testosterone levels, even in the absence of ejaculations. Males in one group copulated with females, but no male in the other group copulated. All males of each group were then housed with all females of the other group which resulted in marked changes in males' behaviour; socio-sexual interactions increased in C group males and decreased in B group males. This illustrates the influence that females may have on male behaviour in general, and in particular outlines the potential for female dominance and the consequences this may have especially on reproductive behaviour.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0031-9384
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
995-1005
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1982
pubmed:articleTitle
Effects of rank and novel females on behaviour and hormones in male talapoin monkeys.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't