Relationship between social interactions and sexual maturation in female Saguinus oedipus oedipus.
4 female Saguinus oedipus oedipus were paired with strange, unrelated males while 5 remained in their natal family groups. A comparison of the frequency of selected social interactions involving these females when sexually immature versus mature was made. The frequency of sexual and affiliative interactions in male-female pairs was basically unchanged by the female's maturation. Mother-daughter interactions were also not changed in a consistent fashion by the daughters' maturation. Females with strange, unrelated males, either alone or as part of their natal group, displayed increases in marking behavior in association with sexual maturation.
D000818:Animals; D002143:Callitrichinae / Q000502:physiology*; D004609:Eliminative Behavior, Animal; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D012452:Saguinus / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D012801:Sibling Relations