The Effects of the Removal of Dominant Animals in a Small Group of Macaca Fascicularis

Six juvenile Macaca fascicularis relatively unfamiliar with one another were placed together in a large play apparatus. The Boelkins' water test was used to establish dominance. After one hour of social interaction the animals formed a stable hierarchy. Following six days of observation of this...

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Published in:The Journal of general psychology 1975-04, Vol.92 (2), p.157-168
Main Authors: Hendricks, Dan E., Seay, Bill, Barnes, Bettina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aggression
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Fear
Female
Grooming
Humans
Macaca
Male
Motor Activity
Peer Group
Sex Factors
Social Behavior
Social Dominance
Stereotyped Behavior
Vocalization, Animal
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Summary:Six juvenile Macaca fascicularis relatively unfamiliar with one another were placed together in a large play apparatus. The Boelkins' water test was used to establish dominance. After one hour of social interaction the animals formed a stable hierarchy. Following six days of observation of this group, the dominant male and female were removed. This removal drastically altered the behavior of the remaining animals (19 of 40 behavior categories changed significantly). A replication indicated that behavior in one group allowed predictions of future behavior in that group, but did not allow predictions to an autonomous segment of the original group.
ISSN:0022-1309
1940-0888
DOI:10.1080/00221309.1975.9710840