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The recognition of social alliances by vervet monkeys

Year: 1986

Type: article

Abstract: Vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) are significantly more likely to threaten a particular individual if they have previously been involved in a fight with that individual's close kin. They thus show evidence of recognizing that certain individuals associate regularly with each other. Vervets over the age of 3 years are also significantly more likely to threaten a particular individual if that individual's close kin and their own close kin have previously been involved in a fight. It therefore seems possible that adult vervets can recognize, from experience, that certain sorts of relationships share similar characteristics, regardless of the individuals involved.

Source: Animal Behaviour

DOI: 10.1016/s0003-3472(86)80259-7

Authors: Dorothy L. Cheney, Robert M. Seyfarth

Institution: University of Pennsylvania

Language: English

Topic: Primate Behavior and Ecology

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,740

Funder: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation