Socioendocrinology of Puberty and Paternity in Rhesus Macaques

许多人推测生理和生殖后果 年龄和社会地位，但很少有人做更多的猜测。 随着DNA指纹技术的发展， 现在可以系统地研究这种关系。 通过组合 雌激素、睾酮和催乳素的激素测量， DNA亲子鉴定和直接行为观察，博士。 伯科维奇将获得新的见解解开协会 社会地位、生殖成熟和生殖能力之间 在雄性恒河猴身上取得了成功。 利用这些灵长类动物作为 人类生理和行为的生物模型，他将使用 利用这些信息来建立理解男性生活的范例 历史战略。 伯科维奇博士还将探讨 促进父亲的照顾，并确定激素和 真正的亲子关系对这个重要的功能。 这个项目 代表了分子遗传学数据与激素 生活史理论和行为生态学，并提供了一个 创新的框架，以了解其背后的机制 男性生殖成功率的变化。

Many speculate about physiological and reproductive consequences of age and social status but few have done more than speculate. With the powerful new technique of DNA fingerprinting, this relationship can now be systematically studied. By combining hormonal measurements of estrogen, testosterone and prolactin with DNA paternity determination and direct behavioral observations, Dr. Bercovitch will gain new insights into unraveling the association between social status, reproductive maturation and reproductive success in male rhesus macaques. Using these primates as a biological model for human physiology and behavior, he will use this information to develop paradigms for understanding male life history strategies. Dr. Bercovitch will also explore factors promoting paternal care and determine the role that hormones and actual paternity have on this important function. This project represents an integration of molecular genetic data with hormonal life history theory and behavioral ecology and provides a innovative framework to understand the mechanisms underlying variation in male reproductive success.