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Behavioral Ecology of Paternity in Japanese Macaques Based on Biochemical Analysis of their Paternity

Research Project

Project/Area Number 01480006
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 生態学
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

SUGIYAMA Yukimaru  Kyoto Univ., Primate Res. Inst., Professor, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (20025349)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) SHOTAKE Takayoshi  Kyoto Univ., Primate Res. Inst., Associate Professor, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (00003103)
NOZAKI Masumi  Kyoto Univ., Primate Res. Inst., Instructor, 霊長類研究所, 助手 (70136232)
OHSAWA Hideyuki  Kyoto Univ., Primate Res. Inst., Associate Professor, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (60027498)
TAKENAKA Osamu  Kyoto Univ., Primate Res. Inst., Professor, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (00093261)
Project Period (FY) 1989 – 1990
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1990)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000)
Fiscal Year 1989: ¥2,700,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,700,000)
KeywordsDNA fingerprinting / Paternity discrimination / Promiscuous mating / Japanese macaques / Mini-satellite DNA / Reproductive strategy / Mating strategy / Social rank
Research Abstract

Paternity in Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata) groups has been behaviorally indiscernible because of their multimale group structure and promiscuous mating patterns. Electrophoretic analysis of blood proteins and immunoserological analysis also failed to discriminate paternity because there is little detectable polymorphism. Recently developed DNA fingerprinting techniques employing "minisatellite" hypervariable regions of DNA proved useful for investigating male reproductive success in this macaque. Their mating behavior and the identified paternity in a captive group indicated 1) in the males over than 4 years old, it revealed the possibility of a correlation between male dominance rank and number of offspring, however, social rank do not reflect the number of offsprings among the major three adult males. 2) Inbreeding was avoided within the same maternal lineage, 3) females did not tend to give birth to offspring fathered by the same males during their life, 4) male dominance rank was positively correlated with the number of copulation accompanied by ejaculation, 5) the number of copulations with ejaculation was not correlated with the number of offspring. Although low-ranking males had only limited opportunities for copulation, they were able to inseminate females. 6) The selection of copulation partners by males can be divided into three patterns according to their age and social rank. 7) Paternity inferred from observation of sexual behavior did not consistently match paternity identified by DNA fingerprinting, especially in cases involving primiparous females.

Report

(3 results)
  • 1990 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1989 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (28 results)

All Other

All Publications (28 results)

  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,: "Paternity discrmination of Japanese monkey troop by DNA fingerprinting." Primates. 32. 563-570 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,: "Male mating behavior and Paternity discrimination by DNA fingerprinting in a Japanese monkey troop" Folia Primatologica.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mitsunaga,F.,: "Behavioral variation of Japanese monkeys in mating season according to their rank and age" Primates.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 井上 美穂、: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法によるニホンザルの父子判定" 生物物理. 30. 33-36 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 竹中 修、: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法による霊長類の父子判定" 遺伝. 44. 48-52 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 庄武 孝義、(分担執筆): ""サルの遺伝学的実験法" 黒田行昭編「動物遺伝学実験法」" 共立出版, 346 (1989)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 杉山 幸丸: "サルはなぜ群れるのか" 中央公論, 202 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue, M.: "Paternity discrimination of Japanese troop by DNA fingerprinting." Primates. 31-4. 563-570 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue, M.: "Male mating behavior and Paternity discrimination by DNA fingerprinting in a Japanese monkey troop." Folia Primatologica.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mitsunaga, F.: "Behavioral variation of Japanese monkeys in mating season according to their rank and age." Primates.

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue, M.: "Paternity discrimination of Japanese monkeys by DNA fingerprinting. (in Japanese)" Seibutsu Butsuri. 30-1. 33-36 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue, M.: "Paternity discrimination of non-human primates by DNA fingerprinting. (in Japanese)" Iden. 44-12. 48-52 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sugiyama, Y.: Why do monkeys group? (in Japanese), 202 (1990)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1990 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,他: "Paternity discrimination of Japanese monkey troop by DNA fingerprinting." Primates. 32. 563-570 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,他: "Male mating behavior and Paternity discrimination by DNA fingerprinting in a Japanese monkey troop" Folia Primatologica.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Mitsunaga,F.,他: "Behavioral variation of Japanese monkeys in mating season according to their rank and age" Primates.

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 井上 美穂,他: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法によるニホンザルの父子判定" 生物物理. 30. 33-36 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 竹中 修,他: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法による霊長類の父子判定" 遺伝. 44. 48-52 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 黒田 行昭 編,庄武 孝義,他(分担執筆): "動物遺伝学実験法 “サルの遺伝学的実験法"" 共立出版, 346 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 杉山 幸丸: "サルはなぜ群れるのか" 中央公論, 202 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1990 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Hayasaka,k.,Horai,S.,Gojobori,T.,Shotake,T.,Nozawa,K.& Matsunaga E.: "Phylogenetic relationship among Japanese,rhesus,Formosan and crab-eating monkey,inferred from restriction-enzyme analysis of mitochondrial DNAs." Molecular Biology and Evolution. 5. 270-281 (1988)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,Takenaka,A.,Tanaka,S.,Kominami,R.& Takenaka O.: "Paternity discrimination of Japanese monkey troop by DNA fingerprinting." Primates. 32. (1991)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Inoue,M.,Mitsunaga,F.,Ohsawa,H.,Sugiyama Y.,Gaspard,S.A.,Tanaka,S.,Kominami,R.& Takenaka,O.: "Male mating behavior and Paternity discrimination by DNA fingerprinting in a Japanese monkey troop" Folia Primatologica.

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Mitsunaga,F.,Inoue,M.,Takenaka,O.Takenaka,A.,Sugiyama,Y.& Ohsawa,H.: "Behavioral variation of Japanese monkeys in mating season according to their rank and age" Primates(in preparation).

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 井上美穂,竹中修: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法によるニホンザルの父子判定" 生物物理. 30. 33-36 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 井上美穂,竹中修: "DNAフィンガ-プリント法によるニホンザルの父子判定" 遺伝. 43. 40-41 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 庄武孝義、峰沢満(分担執筆): "“サルの遺伝学的実験法"黒田行昭編「動物遺伝学実験法」" 共立出版, 346 (1989)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 杉山幸丸: "サルはなぜ群れるのか" 中央公論, 202 (1990)

    • Related Report
      1989 Annual Research Report

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