Busia, L, Denice, AR, Aureli, F and Schaffner, CM (2018) Homosexual Behavior Between Male Spider Monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi). Archives of Sexual Behaviour. ISSN 1573-2800

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Abstract

Homosexual behavior is defined as genital contact or genital manipulation between same-sex individuals. In nonhuman primates, it may regulate social relationships by serving as a means of reconciliation, tension alleviation, or alliance formation. Grappling is a rare and complex behavior, which most frequently occurs between same-sex individuals of the genus Ateles and can include mutual manipulation of the genitalia. Here we report three cases of penile-anal intromission during grappling between wild male spider monkeys living in the natural protected area of Otoch Ma'ax Yetel Kooh, Mexico. In all the observed cases, the same adult male was the actor. To our knowledge, this is the first report of penile-anal intromission between males in any New World primate species.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	1699 Other Studies In Human Society, 1701 Psychology, 1117 Public Health And Health Services
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions:	Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19)
Publisher:	Springer
Related URLs:	Author
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2018 09:25
Last Modified:	04 Sep 2021 10:38
DOI or ID number:	10.1007/s10508-018-1177-8
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8340

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