Conflict over grooming topography between mandrill groomers and groomees.
Conflict of interests
Grooming
Mandrillus sphinx
Journal
Behavioural processes
ISSN: 1872-8308
Titre abrégé: Behav Processes
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7703854
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
14
05
2020
revised:
27
08
2020
accepted:
28
08
2020
pubmed:
10
9
2020
medline:
23
12
2020
entrez:
9
9
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Grooming directed to different body areas is likely to imply different costs and benefits for groomers and groomees. In this study, we investigated social influences on grooming topography in captive female mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx). Subordinate groomers preferred to direct grooming to "safe" areas (the back and rump) compared to dominant groomers, while subordinate groomees did not solicit preferentially grooming to safe areas. Groomers tended to initiate grooming episodes from safe areas, while groomees solicited the switch to unsafe areas. Our results highlight a previously unrecognized source of conflict between the partners of grooming, one of the most common cooperative interactions in animals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32905823
pii: S0376-6357(20)30433-2
doi: 10.1016/j.beproc.2020.104240
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
104240Informations de copyright
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