Social Organization of Captive Monandrous Squirrel Monkey Groups (Saimiri sciureus)
| Autor: | G Talmage-Riggs, S Anschel |
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| Rok vydání: | 1977 |
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Adult male Adult female Squirrel monkey Monandrous Saimiri sciureus Haplorhini Biology biology.organism_classification Dominance hierarchy Sexual Behavior Animal Social Dominance Sexual behavior Animals Female Animal Science and Zoology Social Behavior Social organization Saimiri Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Demography |
| Zdroj: | Folia Primatologica. 28:203-215 |
| ISSN: | 1421-9980 0015-5713 |
| Popis: | 1 adult male and 4 adult female squirrel monkeys were observed together as a group, isolated from all other monkeys. 3 of the 4 females were deafened for a previous experiment. Deafening, however, had no apparent, permanent effect on social behavior. Social dominance hierarchy was evaluated in a variety of situations. The results were compared with those of a similar set of observations on the females prior to the introduction of the male. Before the male was introduced, the dyadic interactions involving food stealing, body grasping, and sexual behaviors were indicative of a female linear rank order. After the male was introduced, the rank order among the females generally remained intact, with the male becoming the highest ranking member in the group. The noteworthy exception to the stability involved the highest ranking female, whose position in the hierarchy was threatened. Heterosexual interactions predominated. Homosexual behavior was also observed, although appreciably reduced in frequency as compared to the all-female group situation. A similar rank order hierarchy was observed in a second group of squirrel monkeys comprised of 1 adult male and 4 adult females. None of these monkeys was deaf. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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