Hierarchy in the organization of a captive baboon group

Rowell, T. E.

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“…Also, relatively strict linear dominance hierarchies have been observed in both feral and labreared monkeys (Maier & Maier, 1970). It should be noted that concern over such issues as linearity, unidimensional vs. multidiffiensional attributes, and measures of dominance has been expressed from several quarters (Baenninger, 1968;Bernstein, 1964;Boelkins, 1967;Rowell, 1966). Nevertheless, there appear to be reasonably reliable tests for dominance, and obtained dominance relationships show good long-term stability (Bernstein, 1969;Biernoff, Leary, & Littman, 1964;Miller & Murphy, 1956).…”

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Visual observing by rhesus monkeys: Some relationships with social dominance rank

Haude

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Farres

1976

Animal Learning & Behavior

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Five rhesus monkeys were tested in a visual exploration situation to determine whether the mean frequency or mean duration of visual observing were systematically related to the dominance status of the observing animal. A dominance hierarchy among the five subjects was first determined by means of a competitive food-getting task. Following dominance testing, visual exploration testing was begun. All subjects were permitted to observe all other subjects in a round-robin pairing system involving two animals at a time. In each pairing, one animal served as the experimental subject (observer); the other as the stimulus (visual incentive). A highly significant linear effect of dominance was found in regard to duration of observing. Subjects high in the dominance hierarchy observed for significantly shorter durations than low-dominant subjects. Significant effects of dominance on the frequency of observing were also found, with animals intermediate in the hierarchy viewing more frequently than animals at either extreme. The data were interpreted in terms of the arousal and reduction of fear as a function of dominance and also through the notion of dominance distance.

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Visual observing by rhesus monkeys: Some relationships with social dominance rank

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Farres

1976

Animal Learning & Behavior

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“…(6) Relative dominance: Relative dominance was measured by the proportion of other females in the social group that each focal subject could displace. This was found to be the best measure of dominance in baboons (Papio anubis) by Rowell (1966) and produced a relatively clear-cut linear dominance order in the pigtail groups studied here ..…”

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Behavioral correlates of reproductive success in a pigtail macaque breeding colony

Fairbanks

1976

Bull. Psychon. Soc.

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Data on social and spatial behavior from a sample of 21 female pigtail macaques (Macaca nemestrt'na) were analyzed to identify behavioral correlates which could be used to predict reproductive success, problem pregnancies, and adult female mortality in a primate breeding colony in the subsequent year. Two spatial measures of sociability, amount'of time and number of other individuals involved in sitting associations, were found to be related to future adult and infant survivorship.With the rising interest in the development of breeding colonies for primates in the United States, there is a strong need for information relating to repro· ductive success under colony conditions. Van Wagenen (1972) has used the breeding records from a rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) colony to describe characteristics of successful births, abortions, stillbirths, early neonatal deaths, and maternal deaths. Sackett, Holm, and Landesman-Dwyer (1975) analyzed breeding colony records for pigtail macaque (Macaca nemestrina) females. They found that the weight of the mother, medical treatment history, number of years in the colony, number of days in a stable breeding group, and previous reproductive history all correlated with pregnancy outcome and could be used to predict the success of future pregnancies at a better than chance rate. Analysis of squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus) breeding records has shown that length of time in the colony and diet are important factors in reproductive success in this species (Rosenblum, 1968).While these studies seem to indicate a trend toward greater use of breeding colony demographic and medical records, there still is a paucity of behavioral data to aid in understanding the determinants of pregnancy outcome in primates. Long-term studies of free-ranging rhesus monkeys on La Parguera indicate that behavioral differences between females are correlated with differences in reproductive success, with infants of higher ranking females having a greater chance of surviving than infants of lower ranking females (Drickamer, 1974). Similar studies relating reproductive success to the particular conditions of the breeding colony are lacking, however.

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“…Bernstein 1976;. Rowell (1966) advocated evaluation of dominance status on the basis of approach/retreat interactions. If one animal consistently approached another, who consistently avoided the first animal, then the second animal was considered to be subordinate to the first.…”

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“…Approach/retreat interactions need not involve aggressive behaviour; they may consist simply of a subordinate individual avoiding a dominant animal. A key aspect of this approach to evaluating dominance is that the relationship is maintained, or expressed, primarily by the subordinate animals (Rowell 1966). …”

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“…In studies of social beh!J.vio~r ~n primates, many operational definitions of dominance have been used, but the most common measures are the direction of approach-retreat interactions as described in Rowell (1966), or the direction of aggressive and submissive behaviours in agonistic interactions (Richard 1987;. For example, Samuels and Gifford in prep.).…”

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Hierarchy in the organization of a captive baboon group

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Visual observing by rhesus monkeys: Some relationships with social dominance rank

Visual observing by rhesus monkeys: Some relationships with social dominance rank

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