Article

Multi-female group in the southernmost species of Nomascus: field observations in Eastern Cambodia reveal multiple breeding females in a single group of Southern Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae

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Barca B, Vincent C, Soeung K, Nuttall M & Hobson K (2016) Multi-female group in the southernmost species of Nomascus: field observations in Eastern Cambodia reveal multiple breeding females in a single group of Southern Yellow-Cheeked Crested Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae. Asian Primates Journal, 6 (1), pp. 15-19. http://bit.ly/2y89xyk

Abstract
Previous field studies of gibbon groups of the genus Nomascus have shown that multi-female polygynous groups are present and quite common in the northernmost species. Our research shows that multi-female groups are also present in the southernmost species, the Southern Yellow-cheeked Crested Gibbon Nomascus gabriellae (Thomas). Various gibbon groups are being followed and habituated in Seima Protection Forest by local and international researchers. Data collected during the first nine months of observations shows the presence of a stable multi-female family group in the study area, with two breeding females with infants. This is the first time this has been reported and confirmed for this particular species of Nomascus.

Keywords
Social structure; Range; Extra-pair copulation; Habituation

Journal
Asian Primates Journal: Volume 6, Issue 1

StatusPublished
Publication date31/12/2016
Date accepted by journal01/10/2016
URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1893/25972
PublisherIUCN SSC
Publisher URLhttp://bit.ly/2y89xyk
ISSN1979-1631

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Mr Matthew Nuttall

Mr Matthew Nuttall

PhD Researcher, Biological and Environmental Sciences