Female behavioral strategies during consortship in Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana).

ABSTRACT: Consortship has been defined as a temporary association between an adult male and an estrous/receptive female. It has been considered as male mating strategies to improve male mating success and potential reproductive success. However, the female roles have been more or less neglected, and thus, less is known about female behavioral strategies during the consortship periods. In this study, during the two consecutive mating seasons, we collected behavioral data of free-ranging Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) habituated in Mt. Huangshan, China, to investigate female behaviors when she was consorted by an adult male. The results showed that (a) females were more likely to approach and exhibit sexual solicitation to their consorting males during the consorted period, and females als

SUBMITTER: Zhang QX 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8293731 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature