• DOI:10.1016/S0003-3472(84)80212-2
Corpus ID: 53186523

Changes in the dominance rank and reproductive behaviour of male bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata)

@article{Samuels1984ChangesIT,
  title={Changes in the dominance rank and reproductive behaviour of male bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata)},
  author={A. Samuels and J. Silk and P. Rodman},
  journal={Animal Behaviour},
  year={1984},
  volume={32},
  pages={994-1003}
}

• A. Samuels, J. Silk, P. Rodman
• Published 1984
• Biology
• Animal Behaviour

Abstract The dominance rank of male bonnet macaques influenced their associations and sexual interactions with cycling and conceiving females. Only high-ranking males formed exclusive associations with high-ranking females, and high-ranking males copulated with these females more often than did other males. Changes in male dominance rank were directly related to changes in male mating behaviour, as males who rose in rank spent increasing amounts of time in exclusive proximity to conceiving high… Expand

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