Table III.
Degree of male reproductive skew in three groups of crested macaques at Tangkoko Reserve, Indonesia, 2007–2009
Group and year | Number of potential group sires | Number of group sires | Number of adult females | Number of determined paternities | Proportion of alpha-male paternity (%) | Proportion of alpha-male tenure across the year (%) | Observed B index | P level | Lower confidence interval | Upper confidence interval |
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R1 2007 | 15 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 55.56 | 73.15 | 0.179 | 0.001 | 0.033 | 0.455 |
R1 2008 | 20 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 33.33 | 73.42 | 0.139 | 0.165 | −0.303 | 0.562 |
R1 2009 | 21 | 5 | 25 | 7 | 28.57 | 97.26 | 0.021 | 0.250 | −0.133 | 0.289 |
R2 2007 | 14 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 77.78 | 18.38 | 0.527 | 0.000 | 0.192 | 0.865 |
R2 2008 | 7 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.672 | 0.000 | 0.214 | 0.672 |
R2 2009 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 0.621 | 0.000 | 0.251 | 0.621 |
PB 2009 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 57.14 | 31.51 | 0.153 | 0.016 | 0.016 | 0.506 |
Mean | 14.7 | 2.7 | 20.0 | 7.3 | 64.63 | 70.53 | 0.330 | |||
SD | 5.0 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 29.14 | 33.44 | 0.267 |
We provide the number of potential group sires, number of group sires, number of adult females, number of determined paternities, proportion of alpha-male paternity, proportion of alpha-male tenure across the year, the observed B value, the lower and upper confidence interval (each 0.95%) together with the P value that the observed B value is due to chance (significant values in bold). The B index incorporates male residency in days per group and year. This analysis includes a total of 51 offspring.