Allogrooming and affiliation : a study of grooming behaviour in two captive groups of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitoba

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dc.contributor.authorLee, Shirley,en_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-23T21:03:02Z
dc.date.available2012-05-23T21:03:02Z
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.degree.disciplineAnthropologyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts (M.A.)en_US
dc.description.abstractAllogrooming behaviour was observed, for a period of eight months, in two groups of captive lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg. Results indicate that age, sex and genealogy are significant factors in grooming relationships. Grooming appears to be group-specific due to the presence of different types of behaviour in the two groups; mouth grooming was observed in Group One, while hair pulling and eating was a variant in Group Two. Communication is an important aspect in the relationship, specifically in the form of lipsmacks, stretches and "hugging" behaviour. The groomer exerts more influence than the groomee in the interaction, although it is the specific relationship between the two individuals which determines the grooming sequence. This suggests that analyses which focus on the total frequency and duration per individual must take this factor into account.en_US
dc.format.extentvi, 196 leaves :en_US
dc.identifierOCM02821206en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/7241
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.titleAllogrooming and affiliation : a study of grooming behaviour in two captive groups of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) at the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg, Manitobaen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
local.subject.manitobayesen_US
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