Heistermann, Michael

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e23105"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","8"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Fürtbauer, Ines"],["dc.contributor.author","Heistermann, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Schülke, Oliver"],["dc.contributor.author","Ostner, Julia"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:54:37Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:54:37Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","In numerous primates living in mixed-sex groups, females display probabilistic cues of fertility to simultaneously concentrate paternity to dominant males while diluting it amongst others as a means to reduce the risk of infanticide and to increase male care for offspring. A few species, however, lack these cues and potentially conceal fertility from males; yet, to date, little is known about mating patterns and their underlying proximate mechanisms in such species. Here, we investigated mating activity and sexual consortships relative to female reproductive state in wild Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis), a species where females lack prominent anogenital swellings and copulation calls. During two mating seasons (2837 contact hours) we recorded sexual and social behaviors, sexual consortships, and collected 1178 fecal samples (n = 15 females) which were analyzed for progestogen concentrations to assess female reproductive state and to determine the timing of ovulation and conception. Although mostly conceiving in their first ovarian cycle, females were sexually receptive throughout the entire 4-month mating season, and within-cycle mating frequencies were not increased during fertile phases. Dominant males did not monopolize fertile matings, and consortships by high-ranking males lasted for long periods, which were not exclusively linked to female fertile phases. Furthermore, females copulated promiscuously but not randomly, i.e. for almost every female, matings were concentrated to a certain male, irrespective of male rank. Collectively, we demonstrate that fertility is undisclosed to males. The extreme extended female sexuality facilitated by concealed fertility may allow females to create differentiated mating relationships within a promiscuous mating system. Our study provides important new insight into the plasticity of female sexuality in non-human primates."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0023105"],["dc.identifier.gro","3151464"],["dc.identifier.pmid","21853074"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8336"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8268"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","chake"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 2.5"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5"],["dc.title","Concealed Fertility and Extended Female Sexuality in a Non-Human Primate (Macaca assamensis)"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.firstpage","501"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","4"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","International Journal of Primatology"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.lastpage","517"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","31"],["dc.contributor.author","Fürtbauer, Ines"],["dc.contributor.author","Schülke, Oliver"],["dc.contributor.author","Heistermann, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Ostner, Julia"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:54:40Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:54:40Z"],["dc.date.issued","2010"],["dc.description.abstract","Information on basic reproductive parameters and life-history traits is crucial for the understanding of primate evolution, ecology, social behavior, and reproductive strategies. Here, we report 4 yr of data on reproductive and life-history traits for wild female Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis) at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, northeastern Thailand. During 2 consecutive reproductive seasons, we investigated reproductive behavior and sexual swelling size in 16 females and collected 1832 fecal samples. Using enzyme immunoassays, we measured fecal estrogen and progesterone metabolites to assess ovarian activity and timing of ovulation and to ascertain conceptions and pregnancies. Timing of reproduction was strictly seasonal (births: April–July, 86% in April–June, 4 yr, n = 29; conceptions: October–February, 65% in December–January, 2 yr, n = 17). Females showed no cyclic ovarian activity outside the mating season and conceived in their first or second cycle (mean: 1.2 cycles to conception, n = 13). Gestation length was on average 164.2 d (range: 158–170, n = 10), and females had their first infant at an age of 5 yr (n = 4). Interbirth intervals were bimodally distributed, with females giving birth on average every 13.9 or 23.2 mo. Shorter interbirth intervals were linked to early parturition within the birth season. Most females displayed subcaudal sexual swellings which, however, did not reliably indicate female reproductive status or fertility. Overall, our results fall within the range of findings reported for other macaque species. These results thus add to the growing body of information available for wild macaques, facilitating comparative studies for a better understanding of interspecific differences in social and reproductive patterns."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1007/s10764-010-9409-3"],["dc.identifier.gro","3151476"],["dc.identifier.pmid","20651906"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/5017"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8281"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","chake"],["dc.relation.issn","0164-0291"],["dc.rights","Goescholar"],["dc.rights.uri","https://goescholar.uni-goettingen.de/licenses"],["dc.title","Reproductive and Life History Parameters of Wild Female Macaca assamensis"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","e26144"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.issue","10"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","PLoS ONE"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Fürtbauer, Ines"],["dc.contributor.author","Mundry, Roger"],["dc.contributor.author","Heistermann, Michael"],["dc.contributor.author","Schülke, Oliver"],["dc.contributor.author","Ostner, Julia"],["dc.date.accessioned","2017-09-07T11:54:36Z"],["dc.date.available","2017-09-07T11:54:36Z"],["dc.date.issued","2011"],["dc.description.abstract","Extended female sexuality in species living in multimale-multifemale groups appears to enhance benefits from multiple males. Mating with many males, however, requires a low female monopolizability, which is affected by the spatiotemporal distribution of receptive females. Ovarian cycle synchrony potentially promotes overlapping receptivity if fertile and receptive periods are tightly linked. In primates, however, mating is often decoupled from hormonal control, hence reducing the need for synchronizing ovarian events. Here, we test the alternative hypothesis that females behaviorally coordinate their receptivity while simultaneously investigating ovarian cycle synchrony in wild, seasonal Assamese macaques (Macaca assamensis), a promiscuous species with extremely extended female sexuality. Using fecal hormone analysis to assess ovarian activity we show that fertile phases are randomly distributed, and that dyadic spatial proximity does not affect their distribution. We present evidence for mating synchrony, i.e., the occurrence of the females' receptivity was significantly associated with the proportion of other females mating on a given day. Our results suggest social facilitation of mating synchrony, which explains (i) the high number of simultaneously receptive females, and (ii) the low male mating skew in this species. Active mating synchronization may serve to enhance the benefits of extended female sexuality, and may proximately explain its patterning and maintenance."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1371/journal.pone.0026144"],["dc.identifier.gro","3151447"],["dc.identifier.pmid","22022541"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/8341"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/8249"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.notes.status","final"],["dc.notes.submitter","chake"],["dc.relation.issn","1932-6203"],["dc.rights","CC BY 2.5"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5"],["dc.title","You Mate, I Mate: Macaque Females Synchronize Sex not Cycles"],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","unknown"],["dc.type.peerReviewed","no"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]

[["dc.bibliographiccitation.artnumber","30334"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.journal","Scientific reports"],["dc.bibliographiccitation.volume","6"],["dc.contributor.author","Fürtbauer, Ines"],["dc.contributor.author","Heistermann, Michael"],["dc.date.accessioned","2019-07-09T11:42:45Z"],["dc.date.available","2019-07-09T11:42:45Z"],["dc.date.issued","2016"],["dc.description.abstract","Cortisol coregulation, which is the up- or down-regulation of partners' physiological stress responses, has been described for individuals with strong attachment bonds, e.g. parents and their children, and romantic relationship partners. Research into moderating effects on cortisol coregulation suggests stronger covariation among distressed partners. Whether cortisol coregulation is unique to humans or can also be found in other species that share universal features of the vertebrate stress response remains unexplored. Using a repeated measures approach and non-invasive waterborne hormone analysis, we test the hypothesis that dyads of three-spined stickleback fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus) coregulate their cortisol levels in shared environments. Dyadic cortisol levels were unrelated when cohabiting (home tank), but significantly covaried when sharing a more stressful (as indicated by higher cortisol levels) environment (open field). Time-lag analysis further revealed that open field cortisol levels were predicted by partner's cortisol levels prior to the shared experience. To our knowledge, this study provides the first evidence for coregulatory processes on cortisol responses in a non-human animal that lacks strong bonds and social attachment relationships, suggesting a shared evolutionary origin of cortisol coregulation in vertebrates. From an adaptive perspective, cortisol coregulation may serve to reduce risk in challenging, potentially threatening situations."],["dc.identifier.doi","10.1038/srep30334"],["dc.identifier.pmid","27458063"],["dc.identifier.purl","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gs-1/13670"],["dc.identifier.uri","https://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gro-2/58735"],["dc.language.iso","en"],["dc.notes.intern","Merged from goescholar"],["dc.relation.issn","2045-2322"],["dc.rights","CC BY 4.0"],["dc.rights.uri","https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"],["dc.title","Cortisol coregulation in fish."],["dc.type","journal_article"],["dc.type.internalPublication","yes"],["dc.type.version","published_version"],["dspace.entity.type","Publication"]]