Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer
International audience Interspecies sexual behaviour or ‘reproductiveinterference’ has been reported across a wide range ofanimal taxa. However, most of these occurrences wereobserved in phylogenetically close species and weremainly discussed in terms of their effect on fitness,hybridization and spe...
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ftunivnantes:oai:HAL:hal-01444610v1 2023-05-15T17:03:56+02:00 Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer Pelé, Marie Bonnefoy, Alexandre Shimada, Masaki Sueur, Cédric Ethobiosciences Issekinicho Editions Department of Animal Sciences Teikyo University of Science Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC) Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2017 https://hal.science/hal-01444610 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4 en eng HAL CCSD Springer Verlag info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4 hal-01444610 https://hal.science/hal-01444610 doi:10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4 ISSN: 0032-8332 EISSN: 1016-7365 Primates https://hal.science/hal-01444610 Primates, 2017, 58 (2), pp.275-278. ⟨10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4⟩ Reproductive interference Macaca fuscata yakui Heterospecific mating Sexual harassment Primate [SDE]Environmental Sciences info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2017 ftunivnantes https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4 2023-03-08T06:55:39Z International audience Interspecies sexual behaviour or ‘reproductiveinterference’ has been reported across a wide range ofanimal taxa. However, most of these occurrences wereobserved in phylogenetically close species and weremainly discussed in terms of their effect on fitness,hybridization and species survival. The few cases ofheterospecific mating in distant species occurred betweenanimals that were bred and maintained in captivity. Onlyone scientific study has reported this phenomenon,describing sexual harassment of king penguins by anAntarctic fur seal. This is the first article to report matingbehaviour between a male Japanese macaque (Macacafuscata yakui) and female sika deer (Cervus nipponyakushimae) on Yakushima Island, Japan. Although Japanesemacaques are known to ride deer, this individualshowed clearly sexual behaviour towards several femaledeer, some of which tried to escape whilst others acceptedthe mount. This male seems to belong to a group ofperipheral males. Although this phenomenon may beexplained as copulation learning, this is highly unlikely.The most realistic hypothesis would be that of matedeprivation, which states that males with limited access tofemales are more likely to display this behaviour. Whateverthe cause for this event may be, the observation ofhighly unusual animal behaviour may be a key to understandingthe evolution of heterospecific mating behaviourin the animal kingdom. Article in Journal/Newspaper King Penguins Université de Nantes: HAL-UNIV-NANTES Primates 58 2 275 278 |
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Reproductive interference Macaca fuscata yakui Heterospecific mating Sexual harassment Primate [SDE]Environmental Sciences Pelé, Marie Bonnefoy, Alexandre Shimada, Masaki Sueur, Cédric Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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International audience Interspecies sexual behaviour or ‘reproductiveinterference’ has been reported across a wide range ofanimal taxa. However, most of these occurrences wereobserved in phylogenetically close species and weremainly discussed in terms of their effect on fitness,hybridization and species survival. The few cases ofheterospecific mating in distant species occurred betweenanimals that were bred and maintained in captivity. Onlyone scientific study has reported this phenomenon,describing sexual harassment of king penguins by anAntarctic fur seal. This is the first article to report matingbehaviour between a male Japanese macaque (Macacafuscata yakui) and female sika deer (Cervus nipponyakushimae) on Yakushima Island, Japan. Although Japanesemacaques are known to ride deer, this individualshowed clearly sexual behaviour towards several femaledeer, some of which tried to escape whilst others acceptedthe mount. This male seems to belong to a group ofperipheral males. Although this phenomenon may beexplained as copulation learning, this is highly unlikely.The most realistic hypothesis would be that of matedeprivation, which states that males with limited access tofemales are more likely to display this behaviour. Whateverthe cause for this event may be, the observation ofhighly unusual animal behaviour may be a key to understandingthe evolution of heterospecific mating behaviourin the animal kingdom. |
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Ethobiosciences Issekinicho Editions Department of Animal Sciences Teikyo University of Science Département Ecologie, Physiologie et Ethologie (DEPE-IPHC) Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC) Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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interspecies sexual behaviour between a male japanese macaque and female sika deer |
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ISSN: 0032-8332 EISSN: 1016-7365 Primates https://hal.science/hal-01444610 Primates, 2017, 58 (2), pp.275-278. ⟨10.1007/s10329-016-0593-4⟩ |
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