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Observational and experimental studies on the influence of social status on feeding strategies

Research Project

Project/Area Number 02640509
Research Category

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

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field 生態学
Research InstitutionKYOTO UNIVERSITY

Principal Investigator

SUGIYAMA Yukimaru (1991-1992)  Kyoto University Primate Research Institute,Professor, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (20025349)

山極 寿一 (1990)  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 助手 (60166600)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) YAMAGIWA Juichi  Kyoto University Primate Research Institute,Instructor, 霊長類研究所, 助手 (60166600)
MORI Akio  Kyoto University Primate Research Institute,Associate Professor, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (50027504)
OHSAWA Hideyuki  Kyoto University Primate Research Institute,Associate Professor, 霊長類研究所, 助教授 (60027498)
杉山 幸丸  京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (20025349)
Project Period (FY) 1990 – 1992
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 1992)
Budget Amount *help
¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
Fiscal Year 1992: ¥200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000)
Fiscal Year 1991: ¥400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥400,000)
Fiscal Year 1990: ¥1,000,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000)
KeywordsJapanese monkeys / social status / feeding strategies / amount of food intake / feeding speed / food patch / birth rate / models of local population / 採食様式 / 社会的順位 / 繁殖成功度 / 栄養摂取量 / 蛋白質摂取量 / 出産 / 食物分布 / 性 / 年令 / 順位 / 血縁
Research Abstract

Experiment was conducted on the Japanese monkey group of the Koshima group in order to know the difference of intake process of artificial food among different age,rank classes.Soy beans were given widely scattered on the ground,and individual monkeys were counted to pick up beans. Young individuals (less than 5 years)showed advantageous intake of given beans than elders when a amount of beans were dived and given in several times than the same amount being given at one time. This result indicates that younger individuals feeding is adaptive to many scattered small food patches,than limited numbers of big patches. The high ranking females showed high intake of given beans,while females of other rank classes did not show rank dependent advantageous feeding. Different class adopted different strategies of feeding. And second higher rank class females showed less adaptive strategies than the low rank class females. This corresponded low reproductive success of second high rank class females in the Koshima group. Population changes of monkeys of Takasakiyama were studied since 1971 as a model of artificially fed groups. We analyzed the accumulated data. The Takasakiyama groups depended2/3(-1/2)of their food intake of the artificially given food. The amount of given food strongly showed the direct relationship with the birth rates of the groups. Birth rates significantly differed between rank classes of females. Lower class females made much effort to prolong their feeding duration, while their intake did not reach the feeding amount of high rank female class despite their efforts. Depending these studies, models of population and social dynamics of different groups living in wide varieties of environment,from broad leaf ever green Yakushima habitat to the snowy northern,tohoku, districts.

Report

(4 results)
  • 1992 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report Summary
  • 1991 Annual Research Report
  • 1990 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (14 results)

All Other

All Publications (14 results)

  • [Publications] 杉山 幸丸: "Behavioral studies of Japanese monkeys in artificial feeding and natural environment" Topics in Primatology Itoigawa,N.et al,eds.2. 3-9 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 大沢 秀行: "サルの人口" 進化の隣人-サルとの対話(河合雅雄編). 118-122 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 森 明雄: "Prolonged effects of developmental retardation on the prospective reproduction concerning to food-shortage obseved in Japanese maceques on Koshima Island" Primatology Today,Ehara,A.,Kimura,T.,Takenaka,O.& Iwamoto,M(eds.),Elsevier. 393-396 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 森 明雄: "Characteristic features of the reproduction of Koshima monkeys,Macaca fuscata fuscata:A summary of thirty four years of observation" Primates. 33. 1-32 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(和文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Sugiyama,Y.: "Behavioral studies of Japanese monkeys in artificial feeding and natural environment" Topics in Primatology Itoigawa,N. et al., eds.2. 3 - 9 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Ohsawa, H.: "Population ecology of Primates" Our Relatives in Evolution - Dialogues with primates. 118 - 122 (1992)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mori, A.: "Prolonged effects of developmental retardation on the prospective reproduction concerning to food-shortage observed in Japanese macaques on Koshima Island" Primatology Today, Ehara, A. et al., eds. Elsevier. 393 - 396 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] Mori, A.: "Characteristic features of the reproduction of Koshima monkeys, Macaca fuscata fuscata: A summary of thirty four years of observation" Primates. 33. 1 - 32 (1991)

    • Description
      「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
    • Related Report
      1992 Final Research Report Summary
  • [Publications] 杉山 幸丸: "Behavioral studies of Japanese monkeys in artificial feeding and natural environment" Topics in Primatology Itoigawa,N.et al,eds.2. 3-9 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 大沢 秀行: "サルの人口" 進化の隣人-サルとの対話(河合 雅雄編). 118-122 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 森 明雄: "Prolonged effects of developmental retardation on the Prospective reproduction concerning to food-shortage observed in Japanese macaques on Koshima Island" Primatology Today,Ehara,A.,Kimura,T.,Takenaka,O. & Iwamoto,M(eds.),Elsevier. 393-396 (1991)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] 森 明雄: "Characteristic features of the reproduction of Koshima monkeys,Macaca fuscata fuscata:A summary of thirty four years of observation" Primates. 33. 1-32 (1992)

    • Related Report
      1992 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sugiyama Yukimaru: "Behavioral studies of Sapanese monkey in artificial feeding and natural environment." Itoigawa N,Thompson RKR & Sugiyama Y eds,Topics in Primatology.(東京出版会). (1992)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report
  • [Publications] Sugiyama Yukimaru: "Reproductive success and social status of Japanese monkeys." Shotake T et al.eds,The Macaques.(1993)

    • Related Report
      1991 Annual Research Report

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