Cooperation and competition during play fighting in tonkean and Japanese macaques : an examination of juvenile behaviour within egalitarian and despotic social systems
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Date
2008
Authors
Reinhart, Christine J.
University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
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Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2008
Abstract
Macaques (Macaca) are the most geographically widespread and behaviourally diverse
primate genus, and although macaque species share the same basic social structure, they
display broad interspecific variation in patterns of social behaviour. Based on these
patterns, macaque species have been arranged along a 4-grade scale for social style. At
one end of the scale, there are grade 1 species (e.g., Japanese macaques) that have highly
hierarchical and despotic social systems, and at the other end, grade 4 species (e.g.,
Tonkean macaques), that have more relaxed and egalitarian social systems. In this study,
the play fighting of juvenile Tonkean and Japanese macaques was compared to determine
whether or not play behaviour co-varies in a manner similar to that of adult social
behaviour. As predicted, Tonkean macaques exhibit a relatively cooperative style of play
fighting, whereas Japanese macaques exhibit a relatively competitive style of play
fighting.
Description
x, 174 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. --
Keywords
Dissertations, Academic , Macaques -- Behavior , Macaques -- Evolution , Play behavior in animals , Japanese macaque -- Behavior , Competition (Biology)