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- Title
Indications for female mate choice in grey-cheeked mangabeys Lophocebus albigena johnstoni in Kibale National Park, Uganda.
- Authors
Arlet, Małgorzata E.; Molleman, Freerk; Chapman, Colin
- Abstract
Female sexual strategies affect male strategies and can play an important role in shaping mating systems. We investigated female sexual behaviour within five groups of grey-cheeked mangabeys in Kibale National Park, Uganda, and tested the hypothesis that females exhibit mate choice using as indications the prevalence of (1) females soliciting matings by presenting to males and (2) females refusing to mate with approaching males. In addition, we describe how these behaviours as well as grooming and copulation calls are distributed over high-ranking, low-ranking and migrating males and discuss these patterns with regard to trade-offs that could play a roll in female mate choice in multi-male groups. Females were promiscuous and initiated almost half of the matings, with both resident and migrating males. More than half of male mating approaches were refused by peak females. Female mate choice in this species may depend on individual female preferences, oestrus phase and male tactic.
- Subjects
UGANDA; GRAY-cheeked mangabey; ANIMAL sexual behavior; KIBALE National Park (Uganda); NATIONAL parks &; reserves; ANIMAL behavior
- Publication
Acta Ethologica, 2007, Vol 10, Issue 2, p89
- ISSN
0873-9749
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10211-007-0034-x