Reproduction in captive Taiwan macaques (Macaca cyclopis) in comparison to other common macaque species
Publication Type: |
Journal Article |
Year of Publication: |
1995 |
Authors: |
Andrew J. Petto, Michele N. LaReau-Alves, Peter T. Ellison, Martha C. Abbruzzese |
Publication/Journal: |
Zoo Biology |
Publisher: |
A Wiley Company, Inc., Wiley Subscription Services |
Keywords: |
arctoides, fascicularis, fertility, interbirth interval, m, mulatta, reproductive seasonality |
ISBN: |
1098-2361 |
Abstract:
Abstract 10.1002/zoo.1430140405.abs Twenty-five years of reproductive and birth data from a Macaca cyclopis colony at the New England Regional Primate Research Center (NERPRC) indicate that these animals are seasonal breeders with a birth peak between February and May. Interbirth intervals have a mean of 587.5 ± 45.6 days. The age at first reproduction for females is 5.08 ±.357 years and for males 5.01 ± .94. The normal menstrual cycle length ranges from 24–31 (mean 27.9 ± .506) days, with “offseason” long cycles ranging from 43–69 days. For 10 females studied prospectively, the sex skin color cycle ranged from 23–34 days and exhibited no long cycles. The peak estradiol value was 1.35 nmol/L on day 11 (range 10–12) of the menstrual cycle. Estradiol values ranged from 0.7–2.0 nmol/L. The peak progesterone value was 23 nmol/L on day 21 (17–23). Progesterone levels ranged from 10–42 nmol/L. The observed lower fecundability of M. cylopis in a timed mating program is consistent with later ages at first reproduction and longer interbirth compared to the other species in breeding colonies at NERPRC. © 1995 Wiley-Liss, Inc.