First evidence of yawn contagion in a wild monkey species.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 09 2021
Historique:
received: 13 05 2021
accepted: 27 07 2021
entrez: 10 9 2021
pubmed: 11 9 2021
medline: 16 11 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Yawn contagion occurs when individuals yawn in response to the yawn of others (triggers). This is the first account of yawn contagion in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada), a monkey species that shows yawn contagion in captivity and is organized in core units (one-male/bachelor groups) forming multilevel associations. In a population of geladas from the Kundi plateau (Ethiopia) we found that the yawning response was highest when geladas could perceive a triggering yawn, which confirms that yawn contagion is present in the wild. Yawn duration, mouth-opening degree and presence/absence of vocalisation (possibly modulating yawn detectability) did not affect the likelihood of contagion. Males and females, known to be both implicated in movement initiation within groups, were similarly powerful as yawn triggers. Instead, group membership and responder sex had a significant role in shaping the phenomenon. Yawn contagion was highest between individuals belonging to different core units and males were most likely to respond to others' yawns. Because males have a non-negligible role in inter-group coordination, our results suggest that yawn contagion may have a communicative function that goes beyond the basic unit level.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34504125
doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-96423-3
pii: 10.1038/s41598-021-96423-3
pmc: PMC8429631
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

17957

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Alessandro Gallo (A)

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy.

Anna Zanoli (A)

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy.

Marta Caselli (M)

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy.

Elisabetta Palagi (E)

Natural History Museum, University of Pisa, Via Roma 79, 56011, Calci, Pisa, Italy. elisabetta.palagi@unipi.it.
Unit of Ethology, Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Via Alessandro Volta 6, 56126, Pisa, Italy. elisabetta.palagi@unipi.it.

Ivan Norscia (I)

Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10123, Torino, Italy. ivan.norscia@unito.it.
Natural History Museum, University of Pisa, Via Roma 79, 56011, Calci, Pisa, Italy. ivan.norscia@unito.it.

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