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- Title
Reactions of adult and immature squirrel monkeys to intergroup exposure.
- Authors
Aruguete, Mara S.; Lyons, David M.; Mason, William A.; Mendoza, Sally P.
- Abstract
Initial encounters between unfamiliar animals raise the practical problem of controlling aggression and provide the opportunity to examine changes in social structure that may occur as groups merge. Social interactions and spatial grouping patterns were examined in newly formed squirrel monkey groups, in which a subgroup of familiar adults was introduced to a subgroup of familiar immature squirrel monkeys. Yearlings (10-11 months) and subadults (20-50 months) generally remained spatially distinct from adults, and intergroup interactions often consisted of adult-initiated antagonism. Adults exhibited sexual segregation in their spatial grouping patterns and interactions, whereas yearlings and subadults generally showed sexual integration. These data suggest that there is considerable adult resistance to integration of unfamiliar immatures into established adult social groups. Zoo Biol 17:519-524, 1998. © 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
- Publication
Zoo Biology, 1998, Vol 17, Issue 6, p519
- ISSN
0733-3188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:6<519::AID-ZOO5>3.0.CO;2-O