The study of social dynamics in juvenile vervet monkeys

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dc.contributor.authorVilette, Chloé Irma
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorBarrett, Louise
dc.contributor.supervisorHenzi, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-19T16:31:46Z
dc.date.available2023-01-19T16:31:46Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.degree.levelPh.Den_US
dc.description.abstractUsing a longitudinal approach, I sought to deepen my understanding on social integration in wild juvenile vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). First, I focused on the analytical tools used to capture the social and temporal dynamics within my data, which led me to provide my own flexible and reliable methods. Second, I used these methods to address theoretical questions regarding the development of social networks as well as the emergence of sex-specific social behaviours in male and female juveniles, throughout social development. Overall, my findings showed that juveniles develop social networks composed of few strong and many weak ties, through social niche construction. Taking a closer look at these strong ties, in turn, demonstrated that the value of sociality not only lies in the formation of a subset of strong ties, but also in the formation of a more extended social network, where the offspring’s mother grooming partners were found.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (South Africa) and Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6410
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0384en_US
dc.proquest.subject0451en_US
dc.proquest.subject0620en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Dept. of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Psychologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectsocial dynamicsen_US
dc.subjectsocial developmenten_US
dc.subjectsocial networksen_US
dc.subjectjuvenilesen_US
dc.subjectvervet monkeysen_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiops--Infancy--Longitudinal studiesen_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiops--Behavior--Longitudinal studiesen_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiops--Development--Longitudinal studiesen_US
dc.subjectCercopithecus aethiops--Social aspects--Longitudinal studiesen_US
dc.subjectSocial behavior in animals--Researchen_US
dc.subjectSocial networksen_US
dc.subjectAnimal societiesen_US
dc.subjectAnimal behavioren_US
dc.subjectSocial sciences--Network analysisen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleThe study of social dynamics in juvenile vervet monkeysen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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