Morland H S
Department of Anthropology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520.
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1993 May;91(1):71-82. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330910105.
Mating activity was observed during four breeding seasons in two groups of black and white ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata variegata) living in lowland rain forest on Nosy Mangabe island, Madagascar. The onset of the May-July breeding season was signalled by behavioral changes in adult males. Males made forays outside their usual home ranges, were more aggressive to other males, and performed appetitive and other sex-specific behaviors more frequently. Females showed receptive and proceptive behaviors during a 1-2 day behavioral estrus. Ruffed lemurs mated monogamously, polyandrously, and polygynously. These observations do not support previous assertions that they live only in monogamous families. Limited evidence suggests females exercised mate choice and may have preferred familiar males.
在马达加斯加诺西曼加贝岛的低地雨林中，对两组黑白领狐猴（Varecia variegata variegata）进行了四个繁殖季节的交配活动观察。成年雄性的行为变化标志着5月至7月繁殖季节的开始。雄性会冒险离开它们通常的活动范围，对其他雄性更具攻击性，并且更频繁地表现出求偶和其他特定性别的行为。雌性在为期1 - 2天的行为发情期表现出接受和主动的行为。领狐猴的交配方式有一夫一妻制、一妻多夫制和一夫多妻制。这些观察结果并不支持之前关于它们只生活在一夫一妻制家庭的说法。有限的证据表明雌性会进行配偶选择，并且可能更喜欢熟悉的雄性。
