Contingency and context in the relationships of female vervet monkeys

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dc.contributor.authorForshaw, Nicola L.
dc.contributor.supervisorHenzi, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-06T22:22:17Z
dc.date.available2012-11-06T22:22:17Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxiii, 162 leaves : ill., maps ; 29 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study explored the organizing principles of female sociality in free-ranging vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops) inhabiting the Klein Karoo, South Africa. Females groomed more than males, grooming peaked at the end of the day and less grooming occurred during the mating season. Although females competed over food, they did not compete over grooming partners, rarely formed coalitions and did not trade grooming against other activities. Instead, they maintained grooming whilst trading between feeding and resting and feeding and moving. Despite seasonal shifts in food competition, grooming was not traded for tolerance and there was an upper limit to cohort size before clique size declined. Inter-population comparisons revealed no troop size effects on clique size, aggression and competition over high-ranking grooming partners. The rarity of coalitions suggests coalitions are unlikely to be a central component of female relationships.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/3215
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Psychology, c2011en_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.subjectCercopithecus aethiops -- Behavior -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserveen_US
dc.subjectSocial behavior in animals -- Research -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserveen_US
dc.subjectGrooming behavior -- Research -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserveen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen_US
dc.titleContingency and context in the relationships of female vervet monkeysen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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