SOCIAL INTERACTIONS OF FEMALE RHESUS MONKEYS VARY BY ADULT SEX RATIO

女性求偶竞争与数量的关系 对生活在社会团体中的成年男性进行了调查。科目 被安置在1/4英亩的室外畜栏中的3个社会团体中。 从8月份开始记录从属行为、性行为和激励性行为 1995年至1996年6月(452.5小时)。数据分析采用3因素方差分析 通过反复采取措施。女性与配偶的接触没有关联 具有社会地位，但表明女性在 多男组合。在多个男性群体中，女性更频繁地 每个成年男性的从属关系和性互动多于女性 1-男性群体和女性激励性相互作用的频率 与幼体和成年雌性呈正相关 在繁殖过程中出现在社会群体中的成年雄性数量 赛季到了。女性之间更高的竞争可以解释为 男性和女性生殖策略的结果 对配偶的竞争在它们可以 操纵男性竞争和择偶。

The relationship between female competition for mates and number of adult males living in social groups was investigated. Subjects were housed in 3 social groups in 1/4 acre outdoor corrals. Affiliative, sexual, and agonistic behaviors were recorded from August 1995 to June 1996 (452.5 hours). Data were analyzed using 3-way ANOVA with repeated measures. Female access to mates was not associated with social rank, but indicated active female competition for mates in the muli-male groups. Females in multi-male groups had more frequent affiliative and sexual interactions per adult male than females in the one-male group, and the frequency of females' agonistic interactions with juvenils and adult females was positively correlated with the number of adult males present in the social group during the breeding season. Higher competition between females could be interpreted as the result of both male and female reproductive strategies Female competition for mates is enhanced in situations where they could manipulate male competition and choice of mates.