Sociality predicts individual variation in the immunity of free-ranging rhesus macaques.

ABSTRACT: Social integration and social status can substantially affect an individual's health and survival. One route through which this occurs is by altering immune function, which can be highly sensitive to changes in the social environment. However, we currently have limited understanding of how sociality influences markers of immunity in naturalistic populations where social dynamics can be fully realized. To address this gap, we asked if social integration and social status in free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) predict anatomical and physiological markers of immunity. We used data on agonistic interactions to determine social status, and social network analysis of grooming interactions to generate measures of individual variation in social integration. As measures of immunity, we in

SUBMITTER: Pavez-Fox MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8605072 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature