Factors affecting feeding decisions in a group of black lemurs confronted with novel food |
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Authors: | Delphine Gosset Jean-Jacques Roeder |
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Affiliation: | (1) Laboratoire Ethologie des Primates, FRE 2130, 7, rue de l’Université, 67 000 Strasbourg, France |
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Abstract: | The behavior of black lemurs presented with novel and familiar food in the presence or absence of the dominant female was analyzed in order to examine the influence of the latter on feeding decisions at a group level. Results showed that individual learning occurred with high quality food, while the dominant female influenced the eating behavior of other group members when food was of low attractiveness or unfamiliar. |
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Keywords: | Black lemurs Eulemur macaco macaco Food novelty Social influences Female dominance |
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