Inter-Group Variation in Non-Conceptive Sexual Activity in Female Japanese Macaques: Could it be Cultural?

Inter-Group Variation in Non-Conceptive Sexual Activity in Female Japanese Macaques: Could it be Cultural?

We compared two non-conceptive sexual behavioral patterns (female-male mounting – FMM – and female-female mounting – FFM) across four free-ranging groups of Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) living at three different field sites in Japan (Arashiyama, Minoo, and Jigokudani). We found marked inter-gr...

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Main Authors: Jean-Baptiste Leca, Noëlle Gunst, Lydia Ottenheimer Carrier, Paul L. Vasey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Animal Behavior and Cognition 2014-08-01
Series:Animal Behavior and Cognition
Subjects:
Female-male mounting
Female-female mounting
Male senescence
Sex ratio
Sexual coercion
Sexual harassment
Cultural zone
Primates.
Online Access:http://www.animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/3/12.Leca_etal_FINAL.pdf

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