The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque.

• Superior document: Fascinating Life Sciences Series
• Author: Li, Jin-Hua.
• TeilnehmendeR: Sun, Lixing.; Kappeler, Peter M.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2019.; Ã2020.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Fascinating Life Sciences Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (303 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: Recent Developments in Primatology and Their Relevance to the Study of Tibetan Macaques -- 1.1 Recent Trends and Developments in Primatology -- 1.2 Why Macaques, Especially Tibetan Macaques? -- 1.3 A Short History of Tibetan Macaque Research -- 1.4 Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan Research Site -- References -- Part II: Social Behavior and Dynamics in Tibetan Macaques -- Chapter 2: Social and Life History Strategies of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Long-term Study of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan -- 2.3 Social Life History Strategies -- 2.3.1 The Largest Macaca -- 2.3.2 Medium-Sized Group with Even Adult Sex Ratios -- 2.3.3 A Rich Repertoire of Affiliative and Ritualized Behaviors -- 2.3.4 Despotic Dominance Style -- 2.3.5 Reproductive Pattern with Year-Round Mating but Seasonal Births -- 2.4 Potential Contributions to Understanding Behavioral Mechanisms in Primate Societies -- 2.4.1 Bridge and Bond Role of Infant -- 2.4.2 Male-Female Friendships in a Promiscuous Mating System -- 2.4.3 Competitive and Cooperative Relationships Among Males -- 2.4.4 Behavioral Mechanism Promoting Genetic Diversity in a Small Group -- 2.5 Conclusions -- Appendix I -- Appendix II -- References -- Chapter 3: Size Matters in Primate Societies: How Social Mobility Relates to Social Stability in Tibetan and Japanese Macaques -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Social Mobility and Opportunity -- 3.3 Social Mobility and Social Stability -- 3.4 Measuring Social Mobility in Primate Societies -- 3.5 Results: Social Mobility in Tibetan and Japanese Macaques -- 3.6 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 4: Behavioral Exchange and Interchange as Strategies to Facilitate Social Relationships in Tibetan Macaques -- 4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Exchange Between the Same Behaviors -- 4.2.1 Grooming for Itself -- 4.3 Exchange Between Different Behaviors -- 4.3.1 Grooming for Tolerance -- 4.3.2 Grooming for Infant Handling -- 4.3.3 Agonistic Support for Copulation -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Social Relationships Impact Collective Decision-Making in Tibetan Macaques -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Collective Decision-Making in Tibetan Macaques -- 5.2.1 A Macaque Species for Studying Decision-Making -- 5.2.2 Decision-Making During the Initiation Process of Group Movements -- 5.2.3 Decision-Making During the Joining Process of Group Movements -- 5.3 Social Relationship and Collective Decision-Making -- 5.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Considering Social Play in Primates: A Case Study in Juvenile Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Play Behavior: An Overview -- 6.3 Macaque Play -- 6.4 Tibetan Macaques -- 6.5 Study Subjects and Data Collection -- 6.5.1 Maternal Allogrooming and Dominance Rank -- 6.5.2 Juvenile Play Behavior -- 6.5.3 Statistical Analyses -- 6.6 Results -- 6.6.1 Player Age -- 6.6.2 Number of Players -- 6.6.3 Player Composition -- 6.6.4 Matrilineal Relatedness and Rank -- 6.6.5 Maternal Social Relationships -- 6.6.6 Individual Playfulness -- 6.7 Discussion -- 6.7.1 Does Social Position Matter? -- 6.7.2 Future Considerations -- References -- Chapter 7: The Vocal Repertoire of Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) and Congeneric Comparisons -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Measuring Vocal Complexity -- 7.2.1 Vocal Repertoire Size -- 7.2.2 Identifying Homologous and Derived Calls -- 7.3 Understanding the Evolution of Vocal Complexity -- 7.4 Methods -- 7.4.1 Categories of Call Production -- 7.4.2 Exploring Vocal Homologs and Derived Calls in the Genus Macaca.

7.4.3 Comparisons with Tibetan Macaques and Phylogenetic, Social, and Ecological Factors -- 7.5 Results -- 7.5.1 Homologous and Derived Calls in the Genus -- 7.5.2 Comparisons with the Vocal Repertoire of Tibetan Macaques -- 7.5.3 Potential Effects of Phylogeny, Sociality, and Ecology -- 7.6 Discussion -- 7.6.1 The Tibetan Macaque Vocal Repertoire -- 7.6.2 Phylogenetic, Social, and Ecological Factors Influencing Macaque Vocal Repertoires -- 7.7 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Tibetan Macaque Social Style: Covariant and Quasi-independent Evolution -- 8.1 Introduction: Primate Sociality and Social Structure -- 8.2 The Macaques and the Study of Variation in Social Structure -- 8.3 Tibetan Macaques and the YA1 Group -- 8.4 Evidence of Female Despotism Contradicts Earlier Studies -- 8.5 Males Exhibit Social Tolerance Despite Evidence for Despotism -- 8.6 Comparative Studies Provide Evidence for Both Covariation and Quasi-independent Evolution -- 8.7 Discussion and Future Directions -- References -- Part III: Evolution of Rituals: Insights from Bridging Behavior -- Chapter 9: Preliminary Observations of Female-Female Bridging Behavior in Tibetan Macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan... -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods -- 9.3 Results -- 9.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10: Bridging Behavior and Male-Infant Interactions in Macaca thibetana and M. assamensis: Insight into the Evolution o... -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Methods -- 10.2.1 Study Sites and Study Periods -- 10.2.1.1 Western Assamese Macaque (M. a. pelops) -- 10.2.1.2 Assamese macaque (M. a. assamensis or M. a. pelops) -- 10.2.1.3 Eastern Assamese Macaque (M. a. assamensis) -- 10.2.1.4 Tibetan Macaque (M. thibetana) -- 10.2.2 Sampling Methods -- 10.2.3 Definition of Behavior -- 10.3 Results -- 10.3.1 Bridging Behavior -- 10.3.2 Dyadic Male-Infant Interactions.

10.3.3 Penis Sucking Between Adult Males -- 10.4 Discussion -- 10.5 Summary -- References -- Part IV: Living with Microbes, Parasites, and Diseases -- Chapter 11: The Gut Microbiome of Tibetan Macaques: Composition, Influencing Factors and Function in Feeding Ecology -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Gut Microbiome of Tibetan Macaque -- 11.2.1 Composition of Gut Bacteria -- 11.2.2 Composition of Gut Fungi -- 11.3 Factors Affecting the Gut Microbiome in Tibetan Macaques -- 11.3.1 Affects of Age, Sex, and Season on Gut Bacterial Microbiome -- 11.3.2 Gut Fungal Microbiome Affected by Age, Sex, and Season -- 11.4 Functions of the Gut Microbiome in Tibetan Macaque Feeding Ecology -- 11.4.1 Gut Bacterial Microbiome and the Feeding Ecology of Tibetan Macaques -- 11.4.2 Gut Fungal Microbiome and Feeding Ecology of Tibetan Macaques -- 11.5 Conclusions and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 12: Medicinal Properties in the Diet of Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan: A Case for Self-Medication -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Materials and Methods -- 12.3 Results and Discussion -- 12.3.1 Plant Food Species and Their Relative Density (RD) Values -- 12.3.2 Medicinal Foods in the Diet -- 12.3.3 Seasonality of Medicinal Food Ingestion -- 12.3.4 Antiparasitic Properties -- 12.3.5 Reproductive Modulation -- 12.3.6 Stress Reduction -- 12.4 Future Research -- Appendix: Plant Secondary Metabolites in Plant Items Ingested by Tibetan Macaques at Mt. Huangshan -- References -- Chapter 13: Primate Infectious Disease Ecology: Insights and Future Directions at the Human-Macaque Interface -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Primate Infectious Disease Ecology -- 13.3 Human-Macaque Interfaces -- 13.4 Parasites at Human-Macaque Interfaces -- 13.5 The Future of Human-Macaque Disease Ecology -- 13.6 Conclusions -- References -- Part V: Emerging Technologies in Primatology.

Chapter 14: MRI Technology for Behavioral and Cognitive Studies in Macaques In Vivo -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- 14.2.1 Background of MRI -- 14.2.2 The Advantages of MRI -- 14.2.3 State of the Art at High Field MRI -- 14.3 In Vivo MRI Study in Macaques -- 14.3.1 Structural MRI in Brain Imaging Study -- 14.3.2 Functional MRI in Brain Imaging Study -- 14.4 Conclusion -- References -- Correction to: The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque -- Correction to: J.-H. Li et al. (eds.), The Behavioral Ecology of the Tibetan Macaque, Fascinating Life Sciences, https://doi.o.