Diverse grouping and mating strategies in the Critically Endangered Hainan gibbon (Nomascus hainanus).

ABSTRACT: Understanding flexibility in the social structure and mating strategies of the world's last remaining population (35 individuals) of wild Hainan gibbons (Nomascus hainanus) is critical for developing effective management plans to aid in their population recovery. Three of the five remaining Hainan gibbon groups (A, B, and C) currently live in a social unit characterized by two or three adult males, two reproducing adult females, and offspring. A fourth group (D) contains one adult male, two adult females, and offspring, and Group E contains a single adult male-adult female pair with a young infant. In this study, we describe observations of copulations between multiple resident males and one of the two resident females in Group C. Group C is best described as a small multi-male/multi-femal

SUBMITTER: Li P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9061651 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature