Social and developmental influences on urinary androgen levels in young male white‐faced marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi)
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Callitrichine primates (marmosets and tamarins) often remain in their natal groups beyond the time of sexual maturity. Although studies have characterized the development of female reproductive function in callitrichine offspring, less is known about the male reproductive development. To document reproductive development in male marmosets, we monitored urinary androgen (uA) excretion in males housed in a captive colony of white-faced marmosets (Callithrix geoffroyi). Young male marmosets showed relatively low and stable rates of uA excretion early in life, with elevated production at the end of the juvenile period (9–10 months) and again at the onset of adulthood (16 months). uA levels of adult breeding males were also measured to compare to adult-aged sons. Although breeding males did have higher uA levels than their adult-aged sons, these differences did not reach conventional levels of significance. Evidence from some other reports has suggested that androgen levels of males in other species are influenced by social factors, such as the presence of a sexually receptive female or of dependent offspring. In this study, however, uA levels did not vary, based on their mothers' pregnancy status or the presence of younger siblings in the natal group. Patterns of androgen excretion in the white-faced marmoset roughly reflect those of other callitrichine species. Furthermore, unlike callitrichine daughters, gonadal activity in sons does not seem to be sensitive to within-group social cues. Am. J. Primatol. 73:378–385, 2011. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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- Authors
- Birnie, A. K., Smith, A. S., Nali, C., & French, J. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska at Omaha (US)
- Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas (BR)
- Corresponding author
- Birnie, Andrew K.
- Venue
- American Journal of Primatology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-12-06
- Volume
- 73
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 378-385
- ISSN
- 0275-2565 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2345
- PMC
- PMC3086337
- OpenAlex
- W2036496067
- Cited by
- 15
- References
- 57
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 1.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Primatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD 42882, R01HD042882, R56HD042882)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
- Keywords
- Callithrix geoffroyi, urinary androgens, male reproductive development, juvenile period, natal group, social status, gonadal activity
- MeSH terms
- Aging, Androgens, Animals, Callithrix, Cues, Male, Sexual Behavior, Animal, Social Behavior, Social Environment
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