Sharma, Anantha Krishna and Singh, Mewa and Kaumanns, Werner and Krebs, Ellen and Singh, Mridula and Ananda Kumar, M. and Kumara, H. N. (2006) Birth Patterns in Wild and Captive Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca silenus). International Journal of Primatology, 27 (5). pp. 1429-1439. ISSN 1573-8604
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During a 5-yr study of lion-tailed macaques in their natural habitat, we found that: 1) most births occurred from January to April (70%) and from September to December (19%), showing a bimodal pattern with a major and a minor birth peak; 2) the period of peaks remained the same over 5 yr; and 3) a similar pattern of birth peaks occurred both in groups in large forest complexes that had overlapping home ranges with other groups and in single groups that were isolated in forest fragments in the same region but with similar ecological conditions. The results suggest more of a birth seasonality than mere breeding synchronization in the wild lion-tailed macaques. We also analyzed data on births in captivity in European Zoos for 10 yr. We observed no seasonality or peaks in births, and the pattern was the same over the years. Data on rainfall suggest that resource availability in the wild habitat may not be uniform throughout the year; hence, ecological factors may play an important role in determination of birth patterns in the natural habitats of lion-tailed macaques.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Subjects: | A Arts and Humanities > Psychology |
| Divisions: | Maharajas college > Psychology |
| Depositing User: | LA manjunath user |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Aug 2019 11:49 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2019 09:53 |
| URI: | http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/6295 |
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