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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY
Volume 56, Issue 3, Pages 137-153Publisher
WILEY-LISS
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1070
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sooty mangabey; Cercocebus torquatus atys; female dominance; foraging efficiency; affiliative relationships; coalition
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Dominance relationships of female sooty mangabeys have thus far been studied exclusively in captive groups. In captivity, adult females form a stable linear hierarchy as would be expected in species exhibiting strong contest competition. However, the same individuals do not exhibit other aspects of behavior that would be expected where contest competition occurs. For example, they show no kin-based alliances leading to hierarchies in which the members of each matriline occupy adjacent ranks. The goal of this study was to provide the first data on dominance relationships of sooty mangabey females in their natural environment in the Tal National Park, Ivory Coast. In our study group, adult females formed a linear dominance hierarchy. Aggression over food increased in food patches, as would be expected for species that experience contest competition. Moreover, females formed highly differentiated social relationships, showing particular affinities with females of adjacent rank. (C) 2002 Wiley-Liss,lnc.
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