Behavioural patterns of vocal greeting production in four primate species.

ABSTRACT: Social animals have evolved a range of signals to avoid aggressive and facilitate affiliative interactions. Vocal behaviour is especially important in this respect with many species, including various primates, producing acoustically distinct 'greeting calls' when two individuals approach each other. While the ultimate function of greeting calls has been explored in several species, little effort has been made to understand the mechanisms of this behaviour across species. The aim of this study was to explore how differences in individual features (individual dominance rank), dyadic relationships (dominance distance and social bond strength) and audience composition (presence of high-ranking or strongly bonded individuals in proximity), related to vocal greeting production during approaches

SUBMITTER: Fedurek P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6502363 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature