The role of olfactory sense in the communication of sexual status in non human primates.

2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21570251
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied anthropology
• Research Institution: Okayama University of Science
• Principal Investigator: SHIMIZU Keiko 岡山理科大学, 理学部, 教授 (90135616)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Keywords: フェロモン / 月経周期 / 霊長類 / 性ホルモン / 匂い / 配偶者 / 交尾

Research Abstract

Six low-grade fatty acids were identified from the mucus of vagina in chimpanzees and Japanese macaques. Some of them were synchronized with menstrual cycle and swelling of sexual skin. Moreover, menstrual cycle was synchronized with neighbors who live in same room in Japanese macaques. Copulation was related to secretion of estrogen and observed around ovulation period and in pregnant period in Japanese macaques.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Response of Erβ and aromatase expression in the monkey hippocampal formation to ovariectomy and menopause (2012)
  • Author(s): Higaki S., Takumi K., Itoh M., Shimizu K., Oishi T., Hayashi M.
  • Journal Title: Neuroscience Research Volume: 72 Pages: 148-154
  • DOI: DOI:10.1016/j.neures.2011.10.007
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Energetic Consequences of Seasonal Breeding in Female Japanese Macaques(Macaca fuscata) (2011)
  • Author(s): Garcia C., Huffman M., Shimizu K., Speakman J.
  • Journal Title: Am J Phys Anthropol Volume: 146(2) Pages: 161-170
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/ajpa.21553
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Seasonal and reproductive variation in body condition in captive female Japanese macaques(Macaca fuscata) (2010)
  • Author(s): Garcia C., Huffman M. Shimizu K.
  • Journal Title: Am. J. Primatol Volume: 72 Pages: 277-286
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/ajp.20777
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Ischemia-induced neurogenesis of neocortical layer 1 progenitor cells (2010)
  • Author(s): Ohira K., Furuta T., Hioki H., Nakamura K., Kuramoto E., Tanaka Y., Funatsu N., Shimizu K., Oishi T., Hayashi M., Miyakawa T., Kaneko T., Nakamura S.
  • Journal Title: Nature Neuroscience Volume: 13 Pages: 173-179
  • DOI: DOI:10.1038/nn.2473
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Relationship between sexual interactions and the timing of the fertile phase in captive female Japanese macaques(Macaca fuscata) (2009)
  • Author(s): Garcia C., Shimizu K., Huffman M.
  • Journal Title: Am. J. Primatol. Volume: 71 Pages: 1-12
  • DOI: DOI:10.1002/ajp.20717
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Birth in Free-ranging Macaca fuscata (2009)
  • Author(s): Turner S., Fedigan L., Nakamichi M., Matthews D., McKenna K., Nobuhara H., Nobuhara T., Shimizu K.
  • Journal Title: Birth in Int. J. Primatol Volume: 31(1) Pages: 15-37
  • DOI: DOI:10.1007/s10764-009-9376-8
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Does Prenatal Androgen Treatment Affect Neonatal Behavior in Japanese Macaques? (2011)
  • Author(s): Toyoda A., Itoh, M., Shimizu K.
  • Organizer: 5^<th> Asian Workshop on Zoo and Wildlife Medicine/Conservation
  • Place of Presentation: Khumaltar, Lalitpur(Kathmandu, Nepal)
  • Year and Date: 2011-10-21
• [Presentation] 野生ニホンザルメスにおける発情の同調と交尾戦略 (2011)
  • Author(s): 藤田志歩、杉浦秀樹、清水慶子
  • Organizer: 日本哺乳類学会2011年度大会
  • Place of Presentation: 宮崎市民プラザ・宮崎観光ホテル(宮崎)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-09
• [Presentation] ニホンザルの胎生期におけるアンドロゲン曝露が出生後の子ザルの行動に与える影響 (2011)
  • Author(s): 豊田有、毛利恵子、清水慶子
  • Organizer: 第27回日本霊長類学会
  • Place of Presentation: 国際交流センターフロイデ(犬山市)
  • Year and Date: 2011-07-17
• [Presentation] サルの性と生殖の特性-繁殖に結びつかない性 (2010)
  • Author(s): 清水慶子
  • Organizer: 第74回日本心理学会大会ワークショップ
  • Place of Presentation: 日大阪大学(大阪)
  • Year and Date: 2010-09-20
• [Presentation] Birth control in female Japanese macaques at Arashiyama Monkey Park (2010)
  • Author(s): Keiko Shimizu
  • Organizer: International Primatological society XXIII Congress
  • Place of Presentation: 京都大学(京都)
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-14
• [Presentation] Reversible contraception in Japanese Macaques (2010)
  • Author(s): Keiko Shimizu
  • Organizer: 4^<th> Asian Wildlife Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine International Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Seri Pacific Hotel(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-31
• [Book] Birth control in female Japanese macaques at Iwatayama Monkey Park Arashiyama (2012)
  • Author(s): Keiko Shimizu
  • Total Pages: 435-452
  • Publisher: Cambridge Univ. Press