Sequential analysis of the social behavior of infants in groups of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata fuscata) |
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Authors: | A. Tartabini |
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Affiliation: | Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Scienze dell''Educazione, Via Busento “Palazzo de Rango”, 87030 Roges di Rende, Cosenza, Italy |
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Abstract: | We employed techniques of behavioral entropy to carry out a quantitative analysis of sequences of behavioral patterns evident in the interaction between infants and other members of a group of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata fuscata). The group concerned included examples both of monkeys in captivity and in the wild state. The results were examined as a function of the animal age and environmental differences (cage-field). An example is given to illustrate the use of information theory. Findings partially confirmed that the variability of social behavior decreases as the age of the animals increases. |
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Keywords: | Japanese monkeys infant's social behavior sequential analysis behavioral entropy |
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