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ArticleBehavioral ecology and sociobiology

Mother-male bond, but not paternity, influences male-infant affiliation in wild crested macaques.

Daphne Kerhoas, Lars Kulik, Dyah Perwitasari-Farajallah, Muhammad Agil, Antje Engelhardt, Anja Widdig

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Daphne KerhoasJr. Research Group of Primate Kin Selection, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany ; Research Group of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Bioscience, Pharmacy and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Talstrasse 33, 04103 Leipzig, Germany ; Jr. Research Group of Primate Sexual Selection, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Goettingen, Germany ; Courant Research Centre for the Evolution of Social Behaviour, Georg-August University, Kellnerweg 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany ; Department of Conservation Science, Bristol Zoological Society, Clifton, BS8 3HA Bristol, UK.
Lars KulikJr. Research Group of Primate Kin Selection, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany ; Research Group of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Bioscience, Pharmacy and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Talstrasse 33, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Dyah Perwitasari-FarajallahPrimate Research Centre, Bogor Agricultural University, Jl. Lodaya II/5, 16151 Bogor, Indonesia ; Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Bogor Agricultural University, IPB Darmaga, Jl. Raya Darmaga, 16680 Bogor, Indonesia.
Muhammad AgilFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bogor Agricultural University, Kampus IPB Darmaga, Jl. Raya Darmaga, 16680 Bogor, Indonesia.
Antje EngelhardtJr. Research Group of Primate Sexual Selection, German Primate Center, Kellnerweg 4, 37077 Goettingen, Germany ; Courant Research Centre for the Evolution of Social Behaviour, Georg-August University, Kellnerweg 6, 37077 Goettingen, Germany.
Anja WiddigJr. Research Group of Primate Kin Selection, Max-Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Deutscher Platz 6, 04103 Leipzig, Germany ; Research Group of Behavioural Ecology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Bioscience, Pharmacy and Psychology, University of Leipzig, Talstrasse 33, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractIn promiscuous primates, interactions between adult males and infants have rarely been investigated. However, recent evidence suggests that male affiliation towards infants has an influence on several aspects of the infants' life. Furthermore, affiliations may be associated with male reproductive strategy. In this study, we examined which social factors influenced male-infant affiliation initiated by either male or infant, in wild crested macaques ( SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: We explore social relationships between males and infants in a promiscuous primate, the wild crested macaque. Our novel approach addresses the nature of affiliations both from males' and infants' perspectives. The results show that males and infants form preferential associations. Male-female affiliation, but not paternity, was a significant predictor of interactions initiated both by males and infants. Males initiated more interactions towards infants when the mother was in proximity, while infants initiated more interactions in her absence. Finally, high-ranking males were more likely to initiate interactions towards infants. We demonstrated that paternity is not a good predictor of male-infant affiliations, even in a species with a high reproductive skew and a relatively high confidence of paternity. Our paper is one of the first to show that infants are active agents in establishing and maintaining preferential relationships with males.

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Crested macaquesInfant survivalMale-infant interactionsPaternal carePaternity uncertainty

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