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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dc.contributor.authorReinhart, Christine J.
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorPellis, Sergio M.
dc.date.accessioned2009-07-07T20:52:03Z
dc.date.available2009-07-07T20:52:03Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.degree.disciplineNeuroscience
dc.degree.fieldArts and Science
dc.degree.levelDoctor of Philosophy
dc.degree.levelPhD
dc.degree.subfieldSciences
dc.descriptionx, 174 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. --en
dc.description.abstractMacaques (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.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/728
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.librarysymbolALU
dc.organizationUniversity of Lethbridge
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2008en
dc.publisher.departmentNeuroscienceen
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.subjectMacaques -- Behavioren
dc.subjectMacaques -- Evolutionen
dc.subjectPlay behavior in animalsen
dc.subjectJapanese macaque -- Behavioren
dc.subjectCompetition (Biology)en
dc.titleCooperation and competition during play fighting in tonkean and Japanese macaques : an examination of juvenile behaviour within egalitarian and despotic social systemsen
dc.typeThesisen
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