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Patterns Of Dominance Relationships Among The Females Of A Captive Female-Only Group Of Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Silenus) During The Course Of The Introduction Of A New Adult Male, Pia Zaunmair, Madhur Mangalam, Werner Kaumanns, Mewa Singh, Leopold Slotta-Bachmayr
Patterns Of Dominance Relationships Among The Females Of A Captive Female-Only Group Of Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Silenus) During The Course Of The Introduction Of A New Adult Male, Pia Zaunmair, Madhur Mangalam, Werner Kaumanns, Mewa Singh, Leopold Slotta-Bachmayr
Journal Articles
Lion-tailed macaques are generally considered to have more despotic than egalitarian dominance relationships; however, research lacks any conclusive evidence. In the present study, we examined dominance relationships among the females (of which the genealogical relationships were known) of a captive female-only group of lion-tailed macaques (Macaca silenus) during the course of introduction of a new adult male to the group at the Wels Zoo, Wels, Austria. We determined the structure of dominance hierarchy and the corresponding changes in dominance relationships, possibly mediated by an increase in sexual competition among the females. When the females were housed together without any adult …
Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Silenus) In A Disturbed Forest Fragment: Activity Patterns And Time Budget, Shaily Menon, Frank Poirier
Lion-Tailed Macaques (Macaca Silenus) In A Disturbed Forest Fragment: Activity Patterns And Time Budget, Shaily Menon, Frank Poirier
Shaily Menon
We describe the activity patterns and time budget of a feral group of lion-tailed macaques that were confined to a disturbed forest fragment of 65 ha and compare the results with those obtained for groups in protected forests. The degraded nature of the study site was reflected in low tree densities, low specific diversity, gaps in the girth distribution of trees, and frequent disturbance by humans. The study group of 43 subjects was twice as large as lion-tailed macaque groups in protected habitats. They spent the most time ranging (34.0%), followed by foraging (23.7%), feeding (17.9%), resting (16.0%), and other …