Postconflict behavior in captive western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
| Autor: | S. Mallavarapu, Terry L. Maple, Mollie A. Bloomsmith, Tara S. Stoinski |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Competitive Behavior Time Factors Captivity Gorilla Conflict Psychological biology.animal Conflict resolution Agonistic behaviour medicine Animals Primate Consolation Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Gorilla gorilla Behavior Animal biology Aggression Pongidae biology.organism_classification Geography Female Animal Science and Zoology medicine.symptom Social psychology Demography |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Primatology. 68:789-801 |
| ISSN: | 1098-2345 0275-2565 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ajp.20279 |
| Popis: | Postconflict (PC) behaviors, including reconciliation and consolation, have been observed in many primate and several nonprimate species. Using the PC-matched control (MC) method, PC behavior was examined in two groups (n=13) of captive western lowland gorillas, a species for which no conflict resolution data have been published. Analyses of 223 conflicts showed significantly more affiliation between former opponents after a conflict when compared to control periods, indicating reconciliation. Results also showed significantly more affiliation between the victim and a third-party after a conflict, indicating consolation. Both solicited and unsolicited consolation were observed. The majority of the affiliative interactions observed for both reconciliation and consolation were social proximity, which suggests that unlike most nonhuman primates, proximity, rather than physical contact, may be the main mechanism for resolving conflicts in western lowland gorillas. PC behavior was not uniform throughout the groups, but rather varied according to dyad type. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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