太行山猕猴（Macaca mulatta tcheliensis)雌性的配偶选择

太行山猕猴隶于中国特有的猕猴华北亚种（Macaca mulatta tcheliensis），其野生种群目前仅分布于太行山南端地区。繁殖是动物生活史中的重要活动，对物种延续、分布区拓展等等均具重要意义。配偶选择是雌、雄性动物繁殖策略的主要组成部分，也是检验物种婚配制度的重要行为学指标，在动物的繁殖行为序列中居于首位，可使雌、雄双方各自选择最佳的交配对象、提高后代成活率、获得更大的繁殖适合度。本项目拟以雌性太行山猕猴为对象，采用行为观察、分子生物学技术等宏、微观相结合的方法，研究目标动物的交配对象选择、交配行为、产仔、育幼、后代存活等及其随季节、气候、年龄、个体繁殖经历等的变化，掌握雌性太行山猕猴配偶选择行为及其特点，分析其主要影响因素，回答灵长类社会进化中配偶选择相关问题，丰富和完善灵长类性选择理论体系；为开展灵长类配偶选择、繁殖生态比较研究奠定基础，并为中国灵长类学的发展贡献力量。

Taihangshan macaque, belonging to Macaca mulatta tcheliensis, an endemic subspecies within rhesus macaque to China, currently occurred southern parts of Mt. Taihangshan area. Being an important activity during animal life history, reproduction exert vital role on species continuation, and distribution expansion. Mate choice constituted main component of female and male reproductive strategies, and was listed the first position within reproduction behaviors. Furthermore, males and females finally gain optimal mating targets, higher offspring survival, and more reproduction fitness through mate choice. Mate choice is a key behavioral indicator for examining mating system in given species. Basing on previous works on Taihangshan macaques of our group, and using macro- and micro-mediated methods, field observation, laboratory testing, we intend to mating target, copulation behavior, delivery, young raising, offspring survival and their variation with seasons, climate, age and individual reproductive experience in female Taihangshan macaques. We aimed to understand the development traits of mate choice behavior in females and related influential factors of Taihangshan macaques. We expected that this study will helpful to answer those questions related to mate choice in the course of evolution of social structure in primates, enrich the sexual selection theory of animals, and to set base for comparison on origin, adaptation and variations of mating choice among primate species. We hope our works will contribute to and promote the researches on primatology in China.