Non-lactating versus lactating females: a comparison of sex steroids, sexual coloration, and sexual behavior in Japanese macaques

Female Japanese macaques are seasonal breeders distinguished by their red-colored hindquarters, face, and nipple skin areas. Intensity of coloration seems to be associated with sexual attractiveness, behavior, and fluctuating sex steroids. Our aim was to investigate whether the color intensity of th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Primates 2011-01, Vol.52 (1), p.69-75
Hauptverfasser:	Wallner, Bernard, Aspernig, Doris, Millesi, Eva, Machatschke, Ivo H
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal communication Animal Ecology Animal reproduction Animals Behavioral Sciences Biomedical and Life Sciences Breastfeeding & lactation Color Estrogens Estrogens - metabolism Evolutionary Biology Excretion Fecal sex steroid Feces - chemistry Female Females Fertility Gonadal Steroid Hormones - analysis Gonadal Steroid Hormones - metabolism Lactation Life Sciences Macaca Macaca - physiology Metabolites Monkeys & apes Original Article Primates Progesterone - metabolism Sexual attractiveness Sexual behavior Sexual Behavior, Animal Sexual coloration Steroids Zoology
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