Does kinship with the silverback matter? Intragroup social relationships of immature wild western lowland gorillas after social upheaval.

ABSTRACT: In primates living in one-male groups, the sole resident male is often an important social partner for group immatures. For such groups, however, replacement of the male and subsequent disruptions of their relationships are almost inevitable. Here, we described social relationships of immature wild western lowland gorillas within a habituated group, where two natal and eight immigrant immatures lived with the resident silverback. We recorded 5 m proximities among group members as an indicator of social closeness. We found that natal immatures spent more time within 5 m of the silverback than immigrant ones. The social closeness between the silverback and the younger immigrant immatures sharply increased after 1 year, but these values were still below those of the natal immatures. Regarding

SUBMITTER: Tamura M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11335836 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature