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Chencho Norbu Prof. Timothy J. Downs Edward Yeboah Dr. L.J.R. Scholtens Dr. Jyotsna Bapat Maren Oelbermann Ph.D. Sayyed Ahang Kowsar Jaime Alexandra Webbe Bram Govaerts Ph.D. Nele Verhulst M. Sc. Goodspeed Kopolo Maria Rosário Partidário Mr. N’guessan Alphonse Kouassi John All Ph.D. JD Narcisa Pricope Leslie Lipper 《Natural resources forum》2008,32(3):252-256
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Summary Life history theory suggests that reproduction at one point in time involves costs in terms of energy, reduced survival, or probability of reproduction at a future point in time. ln long-lived iteroparous organisms, initiating reproduction at a relatively young age may exact a cost in terms of reduced survivorship, but an early age of first reproduction could be beneficial if it lengthens the breeding lifespan. Data collected over 30 years from one population of rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta, were analyzed to determine the fertility and survivorship costs of initiating reproduction at a relatively young age. Low population density and high social status increased the chances of accelerating age at first parturition, but high dominance rank was not associated with greater lifetime reproductive success. Rapid reproductive maturation neither reduced short-term survivorship nor decreased lifespan. Fertility costs arose if young females reared a male, but not female, offspring. The fitness consequences of rapid reproductive maturation depend upon longevity, with age at death having a significantly greater impact on lifetime reproductive success than age at first parturition.Correspondence to: F.B. Bercovitch 相似文献
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Bercovitch FB Widdig A Trefilov A Kessler MJ Berard JD Schmidtke J Nürnberg P Krawczak M 《Die Naturwissenschaften》2003,90(7):309-312
In many mammalian species, male reproductive success appears to climb sharply at young adulthood, form a brief plateau during prime ages, and decline among older animals, a pattern often attributed to reduced physical condition with ageing. However, solid evidence to either substantiate or refute this profile among nonhuman primates is lacking. Here, we combine a decade of genetic analysis of paternity among free-ranging rhesus macaques, Macaca mulatta, with information about body condition in order to evaluate how changes in morphology might govern age-specific reproduction among males. We show that age-specific reproductive success traverses the same life history profile as found in other mammals, but reductions in reproductive output with advanced age were associated with reduced chances of survivorship rather than accompanied by diminished body condition. We demonstrate that variance in male age at onset of reproduction is three times greater than variance in female age at onset of reproduction. We provide the first evidence from primates that age-specific reproductive output among males is not a consequence of age-related changes in body condition, but reflects social and demographic factors. 相似文献
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