Socioendocrinology of Behavior

荷尔蒙和行为之间的关系不再是 被认为是荷尔蒙对行为的简单单向影响。 相反，从动物研究中观察到的观点， 复杂的身体和社会状况是， 社会环境和荷尔蒙之间复杂的相互作用 在行为互动中的地位。 本 研究将进一步阐明这些关系， 马立克次灵长类动物（绒猴和绢毛猴）。 弗伦奇博士 先前的研究表明，配偶之间的社会关系 在调节激素对 行为 目前的研究将评估其他因素的影响。 调节激素对行为影响的社会因素。 具体而言，French博士将评估 绢毛猴对陌生的入侵者的区别在于 入侵或居留女性的生殖状况，将评估 生殖抑制的从属雌性是否 能够表达生殖行为的模式， 从产生压制的社会背景中移除， 将评估视觉接触对陌生配对的影响 卵巢周期中生殖行为的模式。 这些研究在许多方面都很重要。 一是工作 与濒危物种的繁殖有关。 所有绒猴 和绢毛猴被认为是受到威胁或濒危， 某些种类（例如，狮面绢毛猴）有更多的个体 比在野外要好。 很有可能信息 这对促进这些物种的繁殖至关重要 将是这些研究的直接结果。 因此，我们认为， 这项研究可能会对维持 热带动物的生物多样性。 第二，这些研究将 显示复杂的社会环境如何影响（减少或 放大）内部生理功能对 行为 这些研究结果作为一个整体将有助于一个更 对荷尔蒙和行为的复杂而现实的看法。 最后， 这些研究将评估自杀行为的关系， 灵长类动物的一种，有一个社会系统， 人类社会的特征（例如，高度合作 行为，子女共同抚养，老人居住 家庭或社会群体中的后代）。

The relationship between hormones and behavior is no longer viewed as a simple unidirectional effect of hormones on behavior. Rather, the view emerging from studies on animals observed in complex physical and social situations is that there is a sophisticated interplay between social contexts and hormonal status in the production of behavioral interactions. The present studies will further illuminate these relationships in callitrichid primates (marmosets and tamarins). Dr. French has previously shown that social relationships within mated pairs are extremely important in regulating the influence of hormones on behavior. The current studies will evaluate the effects of other social factors in modulating hormones effects on behavior. Specifically, Dr. French will assess whether or not responses of tamarins to unfamiliar intruders differ as a function of the intruding or resident female's reproductive status, will assess whether or not reproductively suppressed subordinate females are capable of expressing patterns of reproductive behavior when removed from the social context that produces suppression, and will evaluate the influence of visual access to unfamiliar pairs on patterns of reproductive behavior across the ovarian cycle. These studies are important in a number of ways. First, the work is relevant to propagation of endangered species. All marmosets and tamarins are considered threatened or endangered, and for some species (e.g., lion tamarins) there are more individuals in captivity than in the wild. It is highly likely that information critical for the enhancement of the propagation of these species in captivity will be the direct result of these studies. Hence, this research may have a profound impact on the maintenance of the biodiversity of tropical animals. Second,these studies will show how complex social settings can influence (reduce or magnify) the effects of internal physiological functions on behavior. These findings as a whole will contribute to a more complex and realistic view of hormones and behavior. Finally, these studies will evaluate hormone-behavior relationships in species of primates that have a social system with many common features of human societies (e.g., high degree of cooperative behavior, joint rearing of offspring, residence of older offspring in family or social groups).