Research Article
Troop Takeover and Reproductive Success of Wild Male Japanese Macaques on Yakushima Island (Macaca fuscata yakui)
Table 4
Factors associated with troop takeover.
| | Troop | Year | Male | Date he was first consorting with a troop female | Date the alpha male first showed submissive behavior | Fate of the alpha male | Number of estrous females | Infants born | Infants conceived after his appearance | Number of unweaned infants |
| | B | 1996 | PE
MR | 17th October
5th November | 24th October
9th November | Stayed | 4 | 1 | 1
1 | 2 | | NA | 1999 | BT | No data | No data | Stayed | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | | B | 1999 | MS | No data | No data | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | B | 2000 | AO
MA | No data
No data | No data
No data | Stayed | 3 | 1 | 1
1 | 0 | | NA | 2003 | MD | 26th October | 4th November | Stayed | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Momoe | 2003 | TR | 25th October | 5th November | Stayed | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | E | 2003 | MN | 14th October | 15th October | Stayed | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
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*All resident males had left the troop before MS appeared in the troop.
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