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Pannozzo, Pamela L. |
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Youngstown State University. Dept. of Biology. |
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2011-01-31T14:18:43Z |
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2019-09-08T02:32:13Z |
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2011-01-31T14:18:43Z |
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2019-09-08T02:32:13Z |
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2003 |
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dc.date.issued |
2003 |
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dc.identifier.other |
b19340564 |
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http://jupiter.ysu.edu/record=b1934056 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/1989/6232 |
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vi, 62 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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dc.description |
Thesis (M.S.)--Youngstown State University, 2003. |
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dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 57-61). |
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dc.description.abstract |
The visual system provides an important means of communication for many nonhuman
primate species, through which primates both convey and perceive information.
This system may be particularly adept at communicating information related to social
dominance relationships. To test this concept, the relationship between social monitoring
and social dominance status in a captive group of brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus
apella) was examined. We tested the hypothesis that differential social monitoring, or
visual attention, is a mechanism by which brown capuchin monkeys maintain social
organization. Dominance status was determined based on the directionality of aggressive
behaviors, and social monitoring was quantified using focal animal sampling. The results
of the aggressive behavior analysis revealed that the study group could be organized into
three dominance tiers comprised of both males and females. Individuals in the dominant
tier received significantly more social looks than individuals in both the middle tier and
the bottom tier. Subordinate individuals engaged in the most social monitoring and also
received the majority of the aggressive behaviors. Conversely, individuals that received
the most looks directed the largest number of aggressive behaviors at others. The results
indicate that social monitoring behavior is related to social dominance relationships, and
that individuals employ social monitoring for within-group vigilance. The results suggest
that social monitoring is an important mechanism by which social organization is
maintained. |
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by Pamela L. Pannozzo. |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Master's Theses no. 0790 |
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dc.subject.classification |
Master's Theses no. 0790 |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cebus apella. |
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dc.title |
Social monitoring reinforces social dominance relationships in brown Capuchin monkeys (cebus apella) / |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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