2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Society and ecology of Assamese macaques: how tolerance among males has evolved?
| Project/Area Number |
25440253
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Physical anthropology
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| Research Institution | Chukyo University |
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Principal Investigator |
Ogawa Hideshi 中京大学, 国際教養学部, 教授 (80293976)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Keywords | 社会 / 生態 / オス / アッサムモンキー / 寛容性 / 進化 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
I observed Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) at Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park and other areas in Nepal. Like other macaques, the Assamese macaques in this area formed a multi-male multi female group with male dispersal. Males showed mounting and hugging behavior with another male, and sometimes held an infant in their social group. Unlike Assamese macaques in Thailand and Tibetan macaques (M. thibetana), however, Assamese macaques in Nepal did not show penis sucking and bridging behavior (two adults lift an infant together).
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| Free Research Field |
生物学
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