Behavioral contrasts between male cynomolgus and lion‐tailed macaques
作者:
A. S. Clarke,
D. G. Lindburg,
期刊:
American Journal of Primatology
(WILEY Available online 1993)
卷期:
Volume 29,
issue 1
页码: 49-59
ISSN:0275-2565
年代: 1993
DOI:10.1002/ajp.1350290106
出版商: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
关键词: species differences;temperament;manipulative behavior;sensorimotor ability;Macaca silenus;Macaca fascicularis
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractEvidence indicates that primate species differ not only in social structure and concordant social propensities, but also in their approach toward novel objects, environments, and procedures. These differences in response dispositions have been described as being based on differences in characteristic stances toward the environment, also called temperaments. This report extends previous comparative primate research by describing behavioral contrasts observed among males of two macaque species, liontailed and cynomolgus macaques. The lion‐tails demonstrated more interest in other animals, more vigilance and instrumental behavior, and more readily adapted to training to enter a small and unfamilar cage than the cynomolgus. These results suggest temperamental differences between the two species. Lion‐tails may be characterized as bold, curious, and instrumental in their approach to the environment, while cynomolgus may be characterized as more passive or “reserved”. These differences may form the basis for the well‐developed sensorimotor abilities observed in liontails such as the manufacture and use of tools, and may also be related to their highly omnivorous diet. © 1993 Wiley
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