Hierarchy, kinship and social interaction among Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata).
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1992-03
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The study reports the relationship between hierarchy, genetic relatedness and
social interaction in captive Japanese macaques. Grooming and proximity were found to
be positively related to both dominance rank and degrees of relatedness. Ranks also
positively correlated with threats while no relationship was observed between genetic
relationships and agonistic interactions. The removal of a-male tightened the male
hierarchy while the female hierarchy became relatively loose. Affiliative behaviour became
more correlated with ranks than degrees of genetic relatedness. In the absence of α-male,
the next dominant male avoided involvement in either agonistic or afliliative interactions
with reintroduced animals and group females.
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Agonistic, groom, hierarchy, kinship, Macaca fuscata
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Singh Mewa, Souza Lancy D', Singh Mridula. Hierarchy, kinship and social interaction among Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata). Journal of Biosciences. 1992 Mar; 17(1): 15-27.