Relationships in six groups of rhesus monkeys II. Dyads

✍ Scribed by J. P. Hanby

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1980
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 932 KB
• Volume: 52
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0002-9483
• DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.1330520413

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Dyadic relationships are described for rhesus monkeys living in six groups. The kinds, frequencies, directionality, and overall patterning of interactions are examined over a twelve‐month period for adult males, adult females, and young monkeys. Kinship, sex, age, reproductive conditions, time, events, and other social relations all affected dyadic relationship. Certain patterns of interactions characterized different relationships, such as those termed “special,” “tense,” “affiliative,” “conflicting.” A component approach is recommended for the understanding of relationships based on an appraisal of attraction, familiarity, and deference between individuals. The importance of assessing relationships in the group context is stressed.