Differences in male-female interaction betweenLemur fulvus andL. macaco |
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| Authors: | L Koenders Y Rumpler P Ropartz |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculté de Médecine, Institut d'Embryologie, 11, rue Humann, 67085 Strasbourg, Cédex, France;(2) Faculté des Sciences, Laboratoire de Psychophysiologie, Sirabourg, Cédex, France |
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| Abstract: | Interspecific differences were found betweenLemur fulvus andLemur macaco in heterosexual pair-tests.L. fulvus showed more mutual grooming and were more active in exploration thanL. macaco. The absence of a naked anal region inL. macaco females causes a virtual absence of foreheadmarking on this region by males.L. macaco males have a stronger tendency to mark the body of the female with their anogenital region after a nose-anogenital contact
thanL. fulvus, indicating that the behaviour is more ritualized inL. macaco males. |
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| Keywords: | Lemur behaviour Interspecific differences Marking |
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