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Rank Maintenance in Female Japanese Macaques: Experimental Evidence for Social Dependency

Rank Maintenance in Female Japanese Macaques: Experimental Evidence for Social Dependency RANK MAINTENANCE IN FEMALE JAPANESE MACAQUES: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR SOCIAL DEPENDENCY by BERNARD CHAPAIS1) (Département d'Anthropologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7) (With 1 Figure) (Ace. 18-V-1987) Introduction In many species of cercopithecines (Primates), an adult female ranks below all females who are dominant to her mother, and above all females who are subordinate to her mother: Macaca fuscata (Ka.w,aNtuRA, 1965; KOYAMA, 1967); Macaca mulatta (SADE, 1967, 1972; MISSAKIAN, 1972); Macaca fascicularis (DE WAAL, 1977; NETTO & VAN HOOFF, 1986); Macaca radiata (SILK et al., 1981); Macaca sylvanus (PAUL & KUESTER, 1986); Cer- copithecus aethiops (BRAMBLETT et al., 1982; HORROCKS & HUNTE, 1983); Papio cynocephalus and P. ursinus (CHENEY, 1977; LEE & OLIVER, 1979; WALTERS, 1980; HAUSFATER et al., 1982). Thus in these species, there is no necessary correlation between a female's rank and her physical strength. Despite this fact, relative ranks are highly stable (SADE, 1972; HAUSFATER et al., 1982; BRAMBLETT el al., 1982). The investigation of the determinants of rank within matrilineal dominance systems began with the observation by KAWAI (1965) that the direction of aggression and submission among Japanese macaques could vary in relation to social contexts. This led Knwa.i to distinguish http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Rank Maintenance in Female Japanese Macaques: Experimental Evidence for Social Dependency

Chapais, Bernard
Behaviour , Volume 104 (1-2): 18 – Jan 1, 1988
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RANK MAINTENANCE IN FEMALE JAPANESE MACAQUES: EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE FOR SOCIAL DEPENDENCY by BERNARD CHAPAIS1) (Département d'Anthropologie, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7) (With 1 Figure) (Ace. 18-V-1987) Introduction In many species of cercopithecines (Primates), an adult female ranks below all females who are dominant to her mother, and above all females who are subordinate to her mother: Macaca fuscata (Ka.w,aNtuRA, 1965; KOYAMA, 1967); Macaca mulatta (SADE, 1967, 1972; MISSAKIAN, 1972); Macaca fascicularis (DE WAAL, 1977; NETTO & VAN HOOFF, 1986); Macaca radiata (SILK et al., 1981); Macaca sylvanus (PAUL & KUESTER, 1986); Cer- copithecus aethiops (BRAMBLETT et al., 1982; HORROCKS & HUNTE, 1983); Papio cynocephalus and P. ursinus (CHENEY, 1977; LEE & OLIVER, 1979; WALTERS, 1980; HAUSFATER et al., 1982). Thus in these species, there is no necessary correlation between a female's rank and her physical strength. Despite this fact, relative ranks are highly stable (SADE, 1972; HAUSFATER et al., 1982; BRAMBLETT el al., 1982). The investigation of the determinants of rank within matrilineal dominance systems began with the observation by KAWAI (1965) that the direction of aggression and submission among Japanese macaques could vary in relation to social contexts. This led Knwa.i to distinguish

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