Hierarchy, kinship and social interaction among Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

Singh, M. and D'Souza, Lancy and Singh, M. (1992) Hierarchy, kinship and social interaction among Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Journal of Biosciences, 17 (1). pp. 15-27.

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Abstract

The study reports the relationship between hierarchy, genetic relatedness and social interaction in captive Japanese macaques. Grooming and proximity were found to be positively related to both dominance rank and degrees of relatedness. Ranks also positively correlated with threats while no relationship was observed between genetic relationships and agonistic interactions. The removal of alpha-male tightened the male hierarchy while the female hierarchy became relatively loose. Affiliative behaviour became more correlated with ranks than degrees of genetic relatedness. In the absence of alpha-male, the next dominant male avoided involvement in either agonistic or affiliative interactions with reintroduced animals and group females.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: A Arts and Humanities > Psychology
Divisions: Department of > Psychology
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Date Deposited: 13 May 2021 05:55
Last Modified: 09 May 2023 07:53
URI: http://eprints.uni-mysore.ac.in/id/eprint/16450

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