Postconflict behavior amongRhinopithecus roxellanaleader males in the Qinling Mountains, China
| Autor: | Ke Shi, Xiaowei Wang, Jian Zhang, Jia-Xuan Li, Xiaoguang Qi, Chengliang Wang, Chaoyu Yue, Rong-Tao Wang, Haitao Zhao, Baoguo Li, Songtao Guo, Xiao-Yan Wang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Rhinopithecus roxellana biology Ecology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences biology.organism_classification 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Competition (biology) biology.animal 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Animal Science and Zoology Primate Consolation 050102 behavioral science & comparative psychology China Polygyny media_common Demography |
| Zdroj: | Current Zoology. 62:33-37 |
| ISSN: | 2396-9814 1674-5507 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/cz/zov002 |
| Popis: | Since reconciliation was first described more than 20 years ago, a large number of postconflict behaviors have been observed among females in many polygynous primate species. However, few studies have been conducted among males, perhaps due to the rarity with which they maintain friendly relationships with one another and their aggressive competition for resources. Although this is true for many primate males, Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana represent a potential exception as male cooperation has been known to occur. In this study, using postconflict/matched-control(PC-MC) and time-rule methods, we analyzed postconflict behavior among males and the possible occurrence of bystander affiliation or reconciliation. A total of 246 PC-MC pairs among leader males were obtained. On average, each leader male exhibited only 0.04 aggressive behaviors per observation hour, and conciliation among leader males occurred at a low rate (2.03%) relative to other primate species. The occurrence of consolation-affiliation interactions between focal males and group members other than former opponents differed significantly between PCs and MCs, which is the first time this has been confirmed among R. roxellana males. We discuss the results in light of recent theories concerning consolation in primates. The patterns of postconflict contact demonstrated that R. roxellana may be a unique species among colobines. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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