{"id":5334,"date":"2023-06-19T12:41:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/?p=5334"},"modified":"2023-06-19T12:41:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T14:41:06","slug":"homosexual-courtship-in-young-wild-capuchin-monkeys-a-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/homosexual-courtship-in-young-wild-capuchin-monkeys-a-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Homosexual Courtship in Young Wild Capuchin Monkeys: A Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"Abs1\" class=\"c-article-section__title js-section-title js-c-reading-companion-sections-item\">Abstract<\/h2>\n<div id=\"Abs1-content\" class=\"c-article-section__content\">\n<p>In primates, many species exhibit same-sex sexual behaviors (SSB), defined as \u201cgenital contact or genital manipulation between same-sex individuals.\u201d Several sociosexual functions have been proposed, including proceptivity enhancement, receptivity reduction, dominance assertion, practice for heterosexual copulation, tension regulation, reconciliation, and alliance formation. Capuchin monkeys are known for their rich and flexible sexual behavioral repertoire and elaborated courtships. At present, the few reports of SSB in capuchin monkeys (genera\u00a0<i>Sapajus<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Cebus<\/i>) focused on mounting. Here, we describe the case observed in a population of wild yellow-breasted capuchin monkeys (<i>Sapajus<\/i>\u00a0<i>xanthosternos<\/i>) in which two young males, aged 5\u20136\u00a0years and 19\u00a0months, performed a 15-min uninterrupted sequence of courtship behaviors and mounting. Comparing with a previously established ethogram of 20 behaviors typical for heterosexual behavior of tufted capuchins, we show that these males performed 16 of them. Thus, SSBs are already present in the repertoire of young individuals and the practice may serve to create or strengthen bonds. Although same-sex mounting and genital inspection are common in capuchins\u2019 play and other social interactions, the almost entire array of courtship behaviors has never been observed in youngsters. Additionally, this example supports the notion that primate (homo)sexual behavior is not limited to genitalia and copulation, since the observed courtship included diverse behaviors different from genital contact. Thus, we propose a broader definition of sexual behavior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10508-023-02632-4\">Ler mais&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Por: Irene Delva, Marcelo Fern\u00e0ndez-Bola\u00f1os, Elisabetta Visalberghi,\u00a0Patr\u00edcia Izar\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Jaroslava Varella Valentova, para Springer Link\u00a0, 07\/06\/2023<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abstract In primates, many species exhibit same-sex sexual behaviors (SSB), defined as \u201cgenital contact or genital manipulation between same-sex individuals.\u201d&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":5335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lancamentos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5334"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5336,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5334\/revisions\/5336"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.usp.br\/psicousp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}