Social Effects via Olfactory Sensory Stimuli on Reproductive Function and Dysfunction in Cooperative Breeding Marmosets and Tamarins
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Most primates are social species whose reproduction is influenced by their social relationships. The cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus, and the common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, are cooperative breeding species where the family structure alters reproductive function in many ways. While primates receive social effects on reproduction via all sensory stimuli, the marmosets and tamarins are particularly influenced by olfactory/chemosensory stimuli. The olfactory sensory processing is the "social glue" that keeps the family together. This review describes a number of studies using the marmosets and tamarins at the University of Wisconsin to demonstrate how odor cues are used for altering reproductive function and dysfunction. Several key studies will be discussed to show the role of odor signaling of the female reproductive state. The suppressive effects of odors are mediated by priming odors and can cause a suppressive influence on ovulation in young females via their mother's scents. Additionally, odor cues from the infant function as priming odors to ensure that fathers and mothers are present and receptive to their parental care duties. Neural pathways occur via the processing of priming odors that consequently stimulate alterations in the behavioral and endocrine response to the stimuli. The dynamics of the cooperative breeding system ensure that offspring have essential needs met and that they develop in a family environment. Olfactory communication plays a key role in maintenance of the social system of Callitrichid monkeys.
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The dense binding for V1aR in the OB of Callithrix is intriguing since marmosets utilize olfactory signals as a primary means of social communication.
“The dense binding for V1aR in the OB of Callithrix is intriguing since marmosets utilize olfactory signals as a primary means of social communication (Epple, 1972; Smith et al., 2001; Ziegler, 2013).”
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- Strier K 2011 Chapter 10: Communication and Cognition Boston Prentice Hall
- Authors
- ZIEGLER, T. E.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- ZIEGLER, TONI E.
- ORCID
- ZIEGLER, TONI E.
- Venue
- American Journal of Primatology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2012-08-13
- Volume
- 75
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 202-211
- ISSN
- 0275-2565 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2345
- PMC
- PMC3502670
- OpenAlex
- W1880189881
- Cited by
- 37
- References
- 56
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.50
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- American Journal of Primatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (1r03mh056413-01, P51OD011106)
- National Institute of Mental Health (MH56413, MH 35215, R21MH070423, R01MH035215)
- National Center for Research Resources (RR 000167, UL1RR025011, 1U1RR025011, P51RR000167)
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (HD057684, R21HD057684)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Sensory Systems › Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- olfactory communication, chemosensory cues, reproductive function, reproductive disorders, cooperative breeding, cotton-top tamarin, Saguinus oedipus, Callithrix jacchus, ovulation inhibition, endocrine response, Callitrichidae
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Communication, Callithrix, Cooperative Behavior, Female, Male, Odorants, Paternal Behavior, Reproduction, Saguinus, Olfactory Perception
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