Satellite telemetry and social modeling offer new insights into the origin of primate multilevel societies

Qi, Xiao-Guang; Garber, Paul A.; Ji, Weihong; Huang, Zhi Gao; Huang, Kang; Zhang, Peng; Guo, Song Tao; Wang, Xiao Wei; He, Gang; Zhang, Pei; Li, Bao Guo

doi:10.1038/ncomms6296

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“…We only recorded behavioural patterns outside the provisioning periods. Moreover, social structure, size, OMU composition and mating behaviour of our study troops were similar to those reported in nonprovisioned troops of this species [Tan et al, 2007;Qi et al, 2014].…”

Section: Food Provisioningsupporting

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Postconflict Conciliation within One-Male Breeding Units in Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys in the Qinling Mountains, China

Hong-yan

Li²,

Wang³

et al. 2015

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This study analyzed conflict and postconflict (PC) conciliation between males and females within one-male breeding units in Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in the Qinling Mountains, China. The PC matched-control and time rule methods were used to collect and analyze data recorded from September 2013 to June 2014. The conciliatory tendency among individuals following conflict was 82.07%, and affiliation occurred within a few minutes after the conflict, which was not significantly different between mating and nonmating seasons. The PC conciliation scenarios were different from those reported from captivity. Lumbar hold and grooming were the most common expressions in reconciliation. In addition, bystander affiliation was uniquely found, which may be associated with the more terrestrial locomotion of R. roxellana, compared with other colobines.

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Section: Food Provisioningsupporting

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Postconflict Conciliation within One-Male Breeding Units in Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys in the Qinling Mountains, China

Hong-yan

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Wang³

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“…but these methods are time consuming and provide irregular and sometime biased information (e.g., when one individual is more easily seen or recognized than another; Whitehead, 2008). More recently, the development of GPS collars has provided new ways to gather relatively large amounts of data over substantial periods of time (e.g., Patzelt et al, 2014;Qi et al, 2014). However, GPS techniques have a relatively poor spatial resolution and can only be used to track the movements of groups of individuals (between-group SNA), but not the proximity of individuals within groups.…”

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Using Automated Learning Devices for Monkeys (ALDM) to study social networks

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Social network analysis has become a prominent tool to study animal social life, and there is an increasing need to develop new systems to collect social information automatically, systematically, and reliably. Here we explore the use of a freely accessible Automated Learning Device for Monkeys (ALDM) to collect such social information on a group of 22 captive baboons (Papio papio). We compared the social network obtained from the co-presence of the baboons in ten ALDM testing booths to the social network obtained through standard behavioral observation techniques. The results show that the co-presence network accurately reflects the social organization of the group, and also indicate under which conditions the co-presence network is most informative. In particular, the best correlation between the two networks was obtained with a minimum of 40 days of computer records and for individuals with at least 500 records per day. We also show through random permutation tests that the observed correlations go beyond what would be observed by simple synchronous activity, to reflect a preferential choice of closely located testing booths. The use of automatized cognitive testing therefore presents a new way of obtaining a large and regular amount of social information that is necessary to develop social network analysis. It also opens the possibility of studying dynamic changes in network structure with time and in relation to the cognitive performance of individuals.

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“…Each unit contains, on average, 9 monkeys; a resident (or leader) adult male, 2-5 adult females and offspring of varying ages Qi et al, 2009]. Maturing animals often emigrate from their natal groups, and males may join all-male units, several of which may coalesce into an all-male band [Qi et al, 2014[Qi et al, , 2017. Breeding bands consist of an aggregation of several 1-male units, and all-male bands consist of an aggregation of several all-male units.…”

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Male-Male Mounting Behaviour in Free-Ranging Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Fang

Dixson

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An all-male band of golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) was observed for 3 months in the Qinling Mountains of China, in order to collect data on the frequencies and contextual significance of male-male mounting behaviour. Mounts occurred in a variety of affiliative, dominance-related and sexual contexts, which differed depending upon the ages of the males involved. Mounting behaviour in this group was mainly initiated by adults. Juveniles mounted each other in affiliative contexts (during play and prior to grooming). Adult males mounted subadult and juvenile partners in a greater variety of sociosexual contexts (dominance/rank-related interactions; reconciliation following agonistic encounters, and sometimes as a prelude to receiving grooming). However, subadults and juveniles were never observed to mount adults. In one dyad, involving an adult male and a subadult partner, mounting was more frequent and prolonged, and included bouts of deep pelvic thrusting. Two mounts resulted in anal intromissions and, in 1 case, the subadult partner exhibited seminal emission. Given that the study took place during the annual mating peak period of R. roxellana, it is possible that this unusual male-male sexual activity was related to the absence of mating opportunities for those adults that were excluded from 1-male units.

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Satellite telemetry and social modeling offer new insights into the origin of primate multilevel societies

Cited by 97 publications

References 58 publications

Postconflict Conciliation within One-Male Breeding Units in Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys in the Qinling Mountains, China

Postconflict Conciliation within One-Male Breeding Units in Sichuan Snub-Nosed Monkeys in the Qinling Mountains, China

Using Automated Learning Devices for Monkeys (ALDM) to study social networks

Male-Male Mounting Behaviour in Free-Ranging Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

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