Experimental field studies of Asian ape social systems
dc.contributor.author | Mitani, John C. | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2006-09-11T14:58:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2006-09-11T14:58:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1990-04 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Mitani, John C.; (1990). "Experimental field studies of Asian ape social systems." International Journal of Primatology 11(2): 103-126. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/44557> | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1573-8604 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0164-0291 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/44557 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Asian apes, orangutans and gibbons, possess unusual social systems among anthropoid primates. Social groups of gibbons consist of mated adult pairs and their offspring; mature orangutans are primarily solitary. Recent experimental field research has begun to yield insights into the behavioral mechanisms employed by these animals to maintain their characteristic patterns of social dispersion. While spatial separation between female orangutans appears to be maintained passively, aggression, which is manifest during direct encounters and long-distance vocal interactions, mediates male asociality. Male-male aggression is the result of intense intrasexual competition occurring between animals for mating access to females. To reduce intrasexual competition, male orangutans have adopted alternative mating tactics. In contrast to female orangutans, female gibbons show marked agonistic tendencies toward conspecifics. Female territoriality contributes to preventing males from becoming polygynous. Male gibbons, restricted to monogamous relationships, attempt to ensure their paternity through intrasexual aggression. These observations suggest that the spatial dispersion of females constrains male mating options in both species. However, variations between orangutan and gibbon social systems can be understood as consequences of the temporal dispersion of sexually receptive females. The temporal clumping of females, due to relatively high operational sex ratios, limits the ability of male gibbons to acquire multiple mates. Conversely, an extremely low operational sex ratio in orangutans creates a strong selection pressure for intrasexual competition and polygamous mating. These considerations provide a novel framework for interpreting the social systems of the African apes. | en_US |
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dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.publisher | Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers; Plenum Publishing Corporation ; Springer Science+Business Media | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Mating | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Gibbons | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Anthropology/Archaeometry | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Life Sciences | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Human Genetics | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Orangutans | en_US |
dc.subject.other | Spacing | en_US |
dc.title | Experimental field studies of Asian ape social systems | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Science | en_US |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Peer Reviewed | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationum | The Rockefeller University Field Research Center, Tyrrel Road, 12545, Millbrook, New York; Department of Anthropology, University of Michigan, 48109, Ann Arbor, Michigan | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/44557/1/10764_2005_Article_BF02192784.pdf | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02192784 | en_US |
dc.identifier.source | International Journal of Primatology | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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