Kinship promotes affiliative behaviors in a monkey

Ren, Yi; Huang, Kang; Guo, Songtao; Pan, Ruliang; Derek, Dunn W; Xin, Qi; Wang, Xiaowei; Chen, YangQuan; Hong-yan, Zhao; Yang, Bin; Li, Fangfang; Li, Baoguo

doi:10.1093/cz/zox046

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“…Recently, natural protection areas were identi ed for the conservation of Chuan snub-nosed monkeys. Observations were made regarding its ecology and physiology, social relations, and physiological behaviors [3,4]. Based on the ndings, protection strategies were formulated.…”

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Effect of Small Molecular Compounds on Properties of Fibroblast in Chuan Snub-nosed Monkey

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Yang³

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Small molecular compounds could improve the induction efficiency of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS). To investigate their effects on the efficiency of interspecies nuclear transfers, fibroblasts from the Chuan snub-nosed monkey were treated with small molecular compounds and used as donor cells to be injected into the enucleated oocytes of a goat. The gene expression profiles in the cell-constructed embryos, with and without the small molecular compound treatments, were determined by qPCR. Results showed that the cell morphology showed obvious changes, while the gene expression profiles of the fibroblasts were altered by the treatment. The pluripotent genes (Oct4, sox2, and nanog) were significantly increased on treatment with the small molecular compounds. Results demonstrated that these small molecular compounds could alter the properties of the donor cells, to promote the expression levels of the pluripotent genes for the Chuan golden-goat interspecies embryo, which would provide references for conservation of Chuan snub-nosed monkey.

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Effect of Small Molecular Compounds on Properties of Fibroblast in Chuan Snub-nosed Monkey

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“…4 As such, over the years, alternative studies and conservation management have been applied to preserve the species, including the information and materials from ecology, behavior, physiology, social relations, natural selection, and environmental adaptation to make tangible conservation strategies. 5,6 We have seen some positive consequences in some places where its population size has gradually increased. 7 However, the efforts from genetic and molecular studies seem to have not been seen.…”

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Effects of small‐molecule compounds on fibroblast properties in golden snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

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Liu

Yang

et al. 2021

J of Medical Primatology

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Background: Golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) is an endangered primate species, whose molecular material for conservation purposes has not yet been maintained. Although small-molecule compounds (SMCs) have been reported to improve induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), their efficiency in the interspeciestransferred nucleus is still unknown. Methods:We thus used the fibroblasts from the golden snub-nosed monkey treated with SMC as donor cells, injected into the enucleated oocytes of goats, to test such efficiency. Gene expression profiles in the cell-constructed embryos with and without SMCs were compared by qPCR. Results:The results show that cell morphology undergoes remarkable changes (volume is smaller than normal cells, and many black spots in the cytoplasm were found); pluripotent genes (Oct4, Sox2, and Nanog) significantly increased with SMC treatment. Conclusions:This study demonstrates that SMCs alter the properties of donor cells and promote the expression of pluripotent genes in hybrid embryos.

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“…This is because individuals must spend time on essential behaviors such as feeding (Dunbar et al, 2009), which limits the time available to spend engaged in affiliative behaviors, especially grooming (Dunbar & Lehmann, 2013; Lehmann et al, 2007). Moreover, large social groups can consist of several nested smaller sub‐groups (Grueter, Chapais, & Zinner, 2012) where individuals mainly associate with the members of their own sub‐group (e.g., Ren et al, 2018). In such species, individuals will still need to manage their time‐budgets to optimize their food intake and to maintain affiliations with other group members.…”

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Male social rank and food competition in a primate multi‐level society

Guo

Zhang

et al. 2020

American J Phys Anthropol

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Objectives: Social animals often have dominance hierarchies, with high rank conferring preferential access to resources. In primates, competition among males is often assumed to occur predominantly over reproductive opportunities. However, competition for food may occur during food shortages, such as in temperate species during winter. Higher-ranked males may thus gain preferential access to high-profitability food, which would enable them to spend longer engaged in activities other than feeding. Materials and methods: We performed a field experiment with a breeding band of golden snub-nosed monkeys, a species that lives in a multi-level society in highaltitude forests in central China. We provisioned monkey's high-profitability food during winter when natural foods are limited, and then recorded the times individual adult males spent engaged in different behaviors. Results: Higher-ranking males spent less time feeding overall and fed on provisioned foods at a higher rate than lower-ranking males. Higher-ranking males therefore had more time to spend on alternative behaviors. We found no significant difference according to rank in times spent moving or resting. However, high-ranking males spend significantly longer on affiliative behaviors with other members of their social sub-units, especially grooming and being groomed, behaviors known to promote social cohesion in primates. Discussion: We show that preferential access to high-profitability foods likely relaxes time-budget constraints to higher-ranking males. High-ranking males thus spend more time on non-feeding activities, especially grooming, which may enhance social cohesion within their social sub-unit. We discuss the potential direct and indirect benefits to high-ranking males associated with preferential access to high-value food during winter.

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Kinship promotes affiliative behaviors in a monkey

Cited by 13 publications

References 49 publications

Effect of Small Molecular Compounds on Properties of Fibroblast in Chuan Snub-nosed Monkey

Effect of Small Molecular Compounds on Properties of Fibroblast in Chuan Snub-nosed Monkey

Effects of small‐molecule compounds on fibroblast properties in golden snub‐nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Male social rank and food competition in a primate multi‐level society

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