%0 Journal Article
%T Influenceofdominancerankandaffiliationrelationshipsonself-directedbehaviorinfemaleTibetanmacaques(Macacathibetana)
%A Qi-Xin ZHANG
%A Jin-Hua LI
%A Dong-Po XIA
%A Yong ZHU
%A Xi WANG
%A Dao ZHANG
%J 动物学研究
%P 214-221
%D 2014
%R 10.11813/j.issn.0254-5853.2014.3.214
%X Self-directedbehavior(SDB)ischaracterizedasanindicatorofanxiety,frustrationandstressinnonhumanprimates.Inthisstudy,wecollectedself-directedbehaviordatafromonegroupoffree-rangingTibetanmacaques(Macacathibetana)atMt.Huangshan,China(September2012–May2013)usingacombinationofbehavioralsamplingmethodsincludingfocalanimalsampling,behavioralsampling,continuoussamplingandinstantaneoussampling.Ourresultsshowedthatfemalesengagedinsignificantlyhigherratesofself-directedbehaviorwhentheywereinproximitytodominantindividualscomparedtosubordinateones.ConflictloserssignificantlyincreasedtheirSDBratesafteragonisticepisodes,indicatingthatSDBmightalsoserveasanindexofanxietyinM.thibetana.WefurtherfoundthatfemalessignificantlyincreasedtheirSDBrateswhenfocalindividualwasproximitytoweaklyaffiliationrelationshiphigherrankmembersthantostronglyaffiliationrelationshiphigherrankmembers.Ifconflictswerenotreconciled,thepostconflictSDBratesofloserswerehigherwhentheystayedwithstronglyaffiliationopponents;ifconflictswerereconciled,victimsofstronglyaffiliationrelationshipsopponentsengagedinmoreSDBratesbeforereconciliationthanafterreconciliation,whilevictimsofmoderatelyaffiliationrelationshipsopponentsdidnotengagedinmoreSDBratesbeforereconciliationthanafterreconciliation.WeconcludethatbothofdominancerankandaffiliationrelationshipsmightbothinfluencetheSDBratesoffemaleTibetanmacaquessignificantly,suggestingthatSDBisnotonlyanindexofanxietyinTibetanmacaques,butalsocanprovideanewinsightintoevaluationofsocialrelationshipsbetweenindividuals.
%K Tibetanmacaques(Macacathibetana)
%K Female
%K Self-directedbehavior(SDB)
%K DominanceRank
%K Affiliationrelationship
%U http://www.zoores.ac.cn/CN/abstract/abstract3480.shtml