Allogrooming in two species of macaque (Macaca nemestrina andMacaca radiata) |
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Authors: | Thomas R Defler |
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Institution: | (1) Apartado Aéreo 4559, Bogotá, Colombia |
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Abstract: | This paper analyzes allogrooming (social grooming) data collected from two large, fully integrated and long established social
groups of macaques (one of pigtail macaques and one of bonnet macaques). The data demonstrates a species and sex difference
for total allogrooming given with females of both species giving more grooming than the males and with pigtails as a species
giving more grooming than bonnets. Also, pigtail females gave more allogrooming to clan members than to nonclan members, but
this was not true for pigtail males, bonnet males, and bonnet females. Allogrooming given and allogrooming received by age
class for both species showed development of a sexual dichotomy at three to four years. The analysis characterized some of
the social structures extant in two closely related species of macaque, particularly the somewhat different use of allogrooming
in pigtail females as opposed to the other three categories of animals. Social implications with relation to macaque societies
are discussed. |
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