PMID: 16648903May 2, 2006Paper

Contested dominance modifies the anovulatory consequences of social subordination in female marmosets

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research = Revista Brasileira De Pesquisas Médicas E Biológicas
A I AlencarM E Yamamoto

Abstract

Dominance status among female marmosets is reflected in agonistic behavior and ovarian function. Socially dominant females receive submissive behavior from subordinates, while exhibiting normal ovulatory function. Subordinate females, however, receive agonistic behavior from dominants, while exhibiting reduced or absent ovulatory function. Such disparity in female fertility is not absolute, and groups with two breeding females have been described. The data reported here were obtained from 8 female-female pairs of captive female marmosets, each housed with a single unrelated male. Pairs were classified into two groups: "uncontested" dominance (UD) and "contested" dominance (CD), with 4 pairs each. Dominant females in UD pairs showed significantly higher frequencies (4.1) of agonism (piloerection, attack and chasing) than their subordinates (0.36), and agonistic behaviors were overall more frequently displayed by CD than by UD pairs. Subordinates in CD pairs exhibited more agonistic behavior (2.9) than subordinates in UD pairs (0.36), which displayed significantly more submissive (6.97) behaviors than their dominants (0.35). The data suggest that there is more than one kind of dominance relationship between female common marmoset...Continue Reading

References

May 1, 1978·Journal of Reproduction and Fertility·D H Abbott, J P Hearn
Apr 1, 1984·The Journal of Endocrinology·C Munro, G Stabenfeldt
Nov 1, 1981·Journal of Reproduction and Fertility·D H AbbottF J Burden
Aug 1, 1980·American Journal of Physical Anthropology·R S Harding
Oct 1, 1994·Physiology & Behavior·W SaltzmanD H Abbott
Jan 1, 1997·American Journal of Primatology·W SaltzmanD H Abbott
Nov 25, 1998·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part C, Pharmacology, Toxicology & Endocrinology·D H AbbottP L Tannenbaum
Dec 4, 2002·Hormones and Behavior·Toni E Ziegler, Maria Bernardete C Sousa
Jul 1, 1998·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·T H Clutton-Brock
Nov 1, 1998·Trends in Ecology & Evolution·S T EmlenL Keller

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Oct 24, 2008·Proceedings. Biological Sciences·Wendy SaltzmanDavid H Abbott
Dec 10, 2015·Frontiers in Psychiatry·Maria Bernardete Cordeiro de SousaNicole Leite Galvão-Coelho
Jan 14, 2021·Scientific Reports·Francisco Edvaldo de Oliveira TerceiroJudith Maria Burkart

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.