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Infant-care behaviors exhibited toward 0 -6 month-old infants of a provi- sioned group of Sichuan snub-nosed monkey in Shennongjia National Nature Reserve

LUO Fang,CHEN Jiuyi,YU Peilong,BAO Weidong   

  1. (1 College of Biological Sciences and Technology,Beijing Forestry University,Beijing 100083,China
  • Online:2011-12-06 Published:2011-03-02

神农架川金丝猴投食群0 - 6 月龄的母亲照顾行为

罗芳, 陈九屹, 蔚培龙, 鲍伟东   

  1. 北京林业大学生物科学与技术学院,北京 100083

Abstract:

Detailed observations of female primate infant care are important for clearly understanding maternal behavior and the behavioral development of the infant. From March to November 2009, field observations of maternal behaviors toward 0 - 6 month-old infants of a provisioned Sichuan Snub-nosed monkey group were conducted using objective animal sampling, point-recording and whole event recording methods at Dalongtan, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve of Hubei Province. Of all of the mother-infant behaviors observed maternal carrying behavior occurred most frequently, followed by breast-feeding, hugging, grooming, and restraining. Restraining behavior between provision and non-provision periods was significantly different and reached a higher peak in 2-and 3-month-old infants. Maternal carrying, hugging, and grooming behaviors gradually decreased as infants aged. Maternal care behaviors in this provisioned group of Snub-nosed monkey were similar to those in other populations and no independent behavioral evolution resulted from geographical segregation between these populations.

Key words: Maternal behavior, Provisioned group, Shennongjia, Sichuan snub-nosed monkey

关键词: 川金丝猴, 投食群, 母亲照顾行为, 神农架