Promiscuity in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
Promiscuity in Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus)
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巴巴里猕猴（Macaca sylvanus）的乱交
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发表时间：
1990
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
M. F. Small
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作者：
M. F. Small
雌性巴巴里猕猴(Macaca Sylvanus)的交配行为被称为“乱交”，因为雌性猕猴与多只雄性猕猴快速相继交配。这里给出的数据，基于对一个半树范围的蜂群进行的9个月的研究，支持了这样的观点，即雌性确实不分青红皂白地交配，而且交配速度很高。在繁殖季节，记录了21只雌性的566次交配，其中358次交配发生在雌性处于发情周期延长的时候。随着雌性在发情期的天数增加，无论是因为她们的周期比其他雌性长还是比其他雌性多，不同的男性伴侣的数量也会增加。交配行为与男女之间的友谊或男性对下一个出生季节出生的婴儿的照顾之间没有关联。乱交不能用混淆亲子关系的选择来解释。也没有证据表明雌性通过交配来换取支持或从属关系。雌性巴巴里猕猴与多只雄性猕猴交配，因为雄性猕猴无法或不愿意阻止它们。
The mating behavior of female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus) has been called “promiscuous” because females mate with multiple males in rapid succession. The data presented here, based on a 9 month study of a semifree‐ranging colony, supports the idea that females do indeed mate indiscriminately and at a high rate. Five hundred six copulations were recorded for 21 females during the breeding season, and 358 of these copulations occurred when females were in extended estrous cycles. As the days that females spent in estrus increased, either because they had longer cycles or more cycles than some other females, the number of different male partners also increased. There was no association between mating behavior and either male–female friendships or male care of infants born the following birth season. Promiscuity cannot be explained by selection to confuse paternity. There is also no evidence that females exchange copulations for support or affiliation. Female Barbary macaques mate with multiple males because males are unable, or are unwilling, to stop them.