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Behavioral patterns of estrous females of the Arashiyama West troop of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata)

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This report contains detailed data on the sexual behavior of the 60 sexually mature females of the Arashiyama West troop of Japanese macaques.

The study group was a natural troop transported intact in 1972 to a ranch in South Texas. Since transplantation, the monkeys have been free to roam and feed within a 42.2 ha enclosure. Analysis of data collected on the 140 monkeys that composed the troop during the 1973–74 and 1974–75 breeding seasons revealed: (1) Female-male mounting is an important aspect of Japanese macaque sexual behavior; (2) All females had preferred partners and most avoided both heterosexual and homosexual interactions with close kin; (3) Pubescent and adult females exhibit different patterns of sexual behavior; (4) Pubescent and adult females were affected somewhat differently by the transportation from Japan to their current home in South Texas. These behavioral patterns and their implications are discussed.

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  1. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Central Michigan University, 48859, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA

    Linda Wolfe

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The study was partially supported by PHS Biomedical Science Grant 50-262-1112.

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Wolfe, L. Behavioral patterns of estrous females of the Arashiyama West troop of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Primates 20, 525–534 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373434

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