Item – Theses Canada

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OCLC number
1227985672
Link(s) to full text
LAC copy
Author
Takahashi, April D.
Title
Male-male social interactions in vervet monkeys : targets and tactics.
Degree
Masters -- University of Lethbridge, 2012.
Publisher
[Lethbridge, Alberta] : University of Lethbridge 2012
Description
1 online resource
Notes
xi, 118 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm.
Graduate.
Abstract
This thesis offers an alternative to the conventional 'social intelligence' hypothesis: that the complexity of primate group emerges from dynamic, short term variation in partner availability and quality and that primate social cognition is geared to producing flexible responses to unpredictable contingencies. Using the theoretical framework that views cognition as being both 'embodied' and 'embedded' in the environment, agonistic interactions were examined with the aim to better explain complex signalling behaviour in male vervet monkeys. Firstly, agonistic interactions with and without physical aggression were examined to assess the targets of male vervets during combat. The tactics employed by the partner, such as adjusting posture and relative orientation to partner, were also investigated. This thesis also examines the influence of proximity on male behavior during agonistic interactions and interactions containing threats. Lastly, threat displays were investigated further in order to test for evidence of them occurring in a ritualized manner.
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Subject
Cercopithecus aethiops -- Research -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserve
Cercopithecus aethiops -- Behavior -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserve
Monkeys|xBehavior -- South Africa -- Samara Game Reserve
Dissertations, Academic