Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque

Abstract High social status is the primary determinant of reproductive success among group-living male mammals. Primates living in multimale–multifemale groups show the greatest variation in the strength of this link, with marked variation in reproductive skew by male dominance among species, depend...

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Autores principales:	James P. Higham, Michael Heistermann, Muhammad Agil, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Anja Widdig, Antje Engelhardt
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:57452ee122d7441f959a364fbae750772021-12-02T10:54:15ZFemale fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque10.1038/s41598-021-81163-12045-2322https://doaj.org/article/57452ee122d7441f959a364fbae750772021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81163-1https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract High social status is the primary determinant of reproductive success among group-living male mammals. Primates living in multimale–multifemale groups show the greatest variation in the strength of this link, with marked variation in reproductive skew by male dominance among species, dependent on the degree of female fertile phase synchrony, and the number of competing males. Here, we present data on two groups of wild crested macaques (Macaca nigra), living in the Tangkoko Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia. We investigated male monopolization of fertile females in 31 cycles of 19 females, and genetic paternity of 14 offspring conceived during the study period. We show that female fertile phase synchrony was low, that females had few mating partners in their fertile phase, and that dominant males monopolized a high proportion of consortships and matings, resulting in marked and steep mating and reproductive skew. We conclude that female cycle asynchrony provides the opportunity for strong direct male–male competition in crested macaques, resulting in monopolization of females by dominant males, consistent with their marked sexual dimorphism. Our study provides a test of the underlying factors that determine the relative occurrence and strength of different mechanisms of sexual selection, and the phenotypes that evolve as a result.James P. HighamMichael HeistermannMuhammad AgilDyah Perwitasari-FarajallahAnja WiddigAntje EngelhardtNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-11 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q James P. Higham Michael Heistermann Muhammad Agil Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah Anja Widdig Antje Engelhardt Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
description	Abstract High social status is the primary determinant of reproductive success among group-living male mammals. Primates living in multimale–multifemale groups show the greatest variation in the strength of this link, with marked variation in reproductive skew by male dominance among species, dependent on the degree of female fertile phase synchrony, and the number of competing males. Here, we present data on two groups of wild crested macaques (Macaca nigra), living in the Tangkoko Reserve, Sulawesi, Indonesia. We investigated male monopolization of fertile females in 31 cycles of 19 females, and genetic paternity of 14 offspring conceived during the study period. We show that female fertile phase synchrony was low, that females had few mating partners in their fertile phase, and that dominant males monopolized a high proportion of consortships and matings, resulting in marked and steep mating and reproductive skew. We conclude that female cycle asynchrony provides the opportunity for strong direct male–male competition in crested macaques, resulting in monopolization of females by dominant males, consistent with their marked sexual dimorphism. Our study provides a test of the underlying factors that determine the relative occurrence and strength of different mechanisms of sexual selection, and the phenotypes that evolve as a result.
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author	James P. Higham Michael Heistermann Muhammad Agil Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah Anja Widdig Antje Engelhardt
author_facet	James P. Higham Michael Heistermann Muhammad Agil Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah Anja Widdig Antje Engelhardt
author_sort	James P. Higham
title	Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
title_short	Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
title_full	Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
title_fullStr	Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
title_full_unstemmed	Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
title_sort	female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque
publisher	Nature Portfolio
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/57452ee122d7441f959a364fbae75077
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Female fertile phase synchrony, and male mating and reproductive skew, in the crested macaque

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