Short-term costs and benefits of grooming in Japanese macaques

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作者
Schino, Gabriele [1 ]
Alessandrini, Alessandro [2 ]
机构
[1] CNR, Ist Sci & Tecnol Cogniz, I-00197 Rome, Italy
[2] Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dipartimento Biol & Biotecnol Charles Darwin, I-00185 Rome, Italy
关键词
Grooming; Costs; Benefits; Emotions; Aggression; Primates; SELF-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR; DISPLACEMENT ACTIVITIES; RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM; BARBARY MACAQUES; VIGILANCE COSTS; SOCIAL BONDS; TOLERANCE; PRIMATES; MODEL; LICE;
D O I
10.1007/s10329-015-0468-0
中图分类号
Q95 [动物学];
学科分类号
071002 ;
摘要
This study investigated the short-term consequences of giving grooming in Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) in order to obtain information on its immediate costs and benefits. Giving grooming was associated with increased aggression received from groomees and decreased aggression received from third parties (but only as long as the groomer maintained proximity to the groomee). Grooming was also associated with decreased scratching rates. These results emphasize the unpredictable outcome of individual grooming interactions and the difficulties of social decision-making for monkeys living in despotic societies.
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页码:253 / 257
页数:5
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