摘要:

In almost all non-human primate species kinship, sex and rank bias the patterning of interactions among subjects, seemingly in a way that favours the individual’s fitness. A number of studies have been done in order to study separately the effects of these variables, concluding that an adequate model of interactions cannot be developed assuming preponderance of a single variable. The ‘willingness’ of one animal to interact with another can be explained as the result of assessing the possible outcomes (proximate and/or ultimate) of the interaction. The interrelationship of variables such as kinship, sex and rank, among others, provides the actors with a basis for deciding their rates of social interactions. The following study was done to assess whether kinship, rank and sex exerted independent, additive effects in the within-group distributions of eight social behaviour categories of captive groups of stump-tailed macaques. We found that the three variables synergistically affected the patterning of all behavioural categories. This suggests that the pay-offs of social interactions do not vary linearly, being intrinsically correlated with the actors’ attributes so that uncertainty in the choice of a potential partner is mi

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156546

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

摘要:

Lipsmacking is performed by many Old World monkey species, and some studies of baboons and macaques suggest that lipsmacking may be associated with social status. We studied 60 adult anubis baboons (Papio cynocephalus anubis) for 18 months, measured social status and the rate of lipsmacking, and used these data to test the hypothesis that lipsmacking is related to social status. Our results indicate that social status and lipsmacking were not significantly correlated for either males or females. Analysis of lipsmacking in relation to social class (high vs. low) showed no significant difference between status classes for either sex. Lipsmacking was, however, found to be positively associated with affinitive behaviors. These results suggest that baboon lipsmacking provides positive social communication independently of social status.

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156547

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

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DOI:10.1159/000156548

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156549

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156550

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156551

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156552

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156553

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156554

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger

ISSN:0015-5713    

DOI:10.1159/000156545

出版商:S. Karger AG    

年代:1991

数据来源: Karger