Social dynamics of vervet monkeys are dependent upon group identity.

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serval:BIB_D8EC1B62112D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
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Title
Social dynamics of vervet monkeys are dependent upon group identity.
Journal
iScience
Author(s)
Kerjean E., van de Waal E., Canteloup C.
ISSN
2589-0042 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
2589-0042
Publication state
Published
Issued date
19/01/2024
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
27
Number
1
Pages
108591
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Traditions are widespread across the animal realm. Here, we investigated inter-group variability of social dynamics in wild vervet monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus). We analyzed 84,704 social interactions involving 247 individuals collected over nine years in three neighboring groups of wild vervet monkeys. We found that in one group - Ankhase - individuals had a higher propensity to be affiliative (i.e., sociality) and grooming interactions were more reciprocal. Despite yearly fluctuations in sociality, differences between groups remained stable over time. Moreover, our statistical model predictions confirmed that these findings were maintained for similar sex ratios, age distributions, and group sizes. Strikingly, our results suggested that dispersing males adapted their sociality to the sociality of the group they integrated with. As a whole, our study sheds light on the existence of stable social dynamics dependent upon group identity in wild vervet monkeys and suggests that at least part of this variability is socially mediated.
Keywords
Animals, Sociology, Systems dynamics
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Open Access
Yes
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