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[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #1]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
[Report to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author #2]
No full textReport to Chief J. E. Curry, by an unknown author. The report contains a list of officers who gave depositions to the United States Attorney
Big times for dwarfs: Social organization, sexual selection, and cooperation in the Cheirogaleidae
No full text“One can picture a small-bodied ancestral primate moving actively around amongthe fine branches of trees, foraging on small fruits and on small animal prey, rather likemodern...mouse lemurs.”1(p. 658 –659). This and earlier quotes have shaped thecommon perception of the dwarf lemurs of the family Cheirogaleidae as being “prim-itive primates,”2which inadvertently conveys notions of the archaic, outdated, un-elaborated, simple, invariant, inflexible, and hardwired. In this paper, however, we donot focus on the relative level of complexity of cheirogaleids, but instead emphasizethe pronounced variation in their social behavior, sexually selected strategies, andkin-selected behavior. By investigating potential causes for this variation, we aim tocontribute to further development of general concepts and theories of primate behav-ioral ecology that apply to all primates, large and small
Physiological ecology of cheirogaleid primates: variation in hibernation and torpor
No full textTorpor (i.e. the reduction of body temperature and metabolic rate for less than 24 h) and hibernation (i.e. torpor phases longer than 24 h) are among the most extreme adaptations to seasonality in primate habitats. Although widespread among mammals, this form of extreme thermoregulation is rare among primates and is reported only for species of the cheirogaleid family. Understanding their physiological ecology is crucial for many aspects of cheirogaleid socioecology like their social organization and their mating systems. This paper first provides an overview of published information on hibernation and torpor and identifies a patchy distribution for the occurrence of hibernation across genera, species and populations. Based on a review of published studies from the wild and from captivity, we then propose a possible explanation for variation in hibernation behavior among Microcebus species and populations. Accordingly, the amount of energy that can be saved during torpor early in the lean dry season, which is determined by the minimum ambient temperature will be decisive. Only where temperatures are low, early dry season torpor bouts will be long enough to save enough energy to build up fat reserves for longer bouts of hibernation. Finally, we summarize information on the causal factors for the occurrence of hibernation by analyzing sex differences within populations. Further physiological studies on other cheirogaleid species are needed to identify the phylogenetic origin of hibernation in primates
Sex allocation in a colobine monkey
No full textIn polygynous, sexual dimorphic species with higher variance in male reproductive success compared with females, females are expected to invest more heavily in sons than daughters within the constraints imposed by their physical condition (Science 1973; 179:90). Mothers in good condition, usually those of high rank, should produce more sons than females in poor condition or of low rank. We investigated sex allocation and sex-biased maternal investment in a population of wild Hanuman langurs using rank and group size as approximations of female physical condition. Our results show that reproductive costs of sons were higher with both significantly longer interbirth intervals following male births and longer lactational periods for sons. Not in all groups did analyses of rank-dependent sex allocation reveal the expected pattern of high-ranking mothers producing more sons. However, sex ratio was significantly influenced by group size, with females from larger groups, i.e., in worse physical condition, producing a daughter-biased sex ratio. In fact, only females of population-wide superior physical condition can be expected to produce sons, because in Hanuman langurs males disperse and compete population-wide. Thus, our results support the Trivers–Willard model and may explain the mixed evidence accruing from studies of single groups. We present a graphical model of how group size and dominance-related differences in energy gain may influence sex allocation under different competitive regimes relative to overall resource availability. Tests of adaptive sex allocation models should consider whether reproductive competition of the preferred sex takes place primarily within a group or within the population
Male reproductive skew, paternal relatedness, and female social relationships
No full textFemale social relationships among primates are thought to be shaped by socio-ecological factors and phylogenetic constraints. We suggest that patterns of paternal relatedness among females influence measures of social tolerance that have been used to classify species into different social relationship categories. As kin support and kin preference have only been measured for matrilineal kin and related individuals exchange less aggression and have a higher conciliatory tendency, the observed low nepotism levels and high tolerance levels may be an artifact of hidden paternal relatedness among the nonkin category. Using comparative data on macaques, we investigate this hypothesis using male reproductive skew as a proxy for paternal relatedness. Within the limitations of the study we show that populations classified as being less nepotistic, and more tolerant exhibit higher levels of reproductive skew. This first result and the reasoning behind may motivate future students of social relationships to take paternal relatedness into consideration. Potential implications of this finding if repeated with larger samples include that variation in aspects of macaque social relationships may be explained without considering phylogeny or the strength of between-group contest competition for food
Ecology of Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
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Opposite‐sex social bonding in wild Assamese macaques
No full textIn large multimale–multifemale primate groups, individual adult males and females may form close social relationships that extend beyond the mating context, a surprising finding for polygynandrous mammals. The patterns of these associations can be relatively stable across time. Here we investigate whether dyadic social relationships between the sexes transcend mere association in wild Assamese macaques and may be characterized as strong, equitable, and stable affiliative relationships or social bonds. We collected >9,000 hr of focal animal data on adult males and females from two groups of wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand. Using dyadic composite sociality indices, we found male–female affiliative relationships to be highly differentiated. The stronger the relationships were, the more likely partners were to reciprocate grooming and the more stable were the relationships. In addition, the strongest dyadic relationships remained stable over multiple years as long as both partners remained in the group. These results indicate that in a polygynous species particular males and females form strong, equitable, and enduring affiliative relationships qualitatively similar to the same-sex bonds described for female baboons and male chimpanzees. Am. J. Primatol. 78:872–882, 2016
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