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Some reproductive parameters of stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides)

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Reproductive records kept from 1969 to 1981 were used to study menstrual cycles, pregnancies and births of eight colony-housed stumptailed macaques. The findings for annual distribution of births, pregnancy duration and infant sex ratio were consistent with previous reports. The interbirth interval after infant loss was significantly shortened from the interbirth interval when infants were maintained with their mothers. Vaginal bleeding during early lactation indicates that stumptails are not necessarily characterized by a prolonged period of postpartum amenorrhea. Complete copulation was observed prior to six months postpartum, but interbirth intervals indicate that conception did not occur prior to that time. Interbirth intervals tended to be shorter for dominant than for subordinate females and to lengthen as a function of increasing age.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of California, 92521, Riverside, California, U.S.A.

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Harvey, N.C., Rhine, R.J. Some reproductive parameters of stumptailed macaques (Macaca arctoides). Primates 24, 530–536 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02381686

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