Not just females: the socio-ecology of social interactions between spider monkey males.

ABSTRACT: Male-male relationships are mostly characterized by competition. However, males also cooperate with one another if socio-ecological conditions are suitable. Due to their male philopatry, the need for cooperation in home range defence and high degree of fission-fusion dynamics, spider monkeys provide an opportunity to investigate how male-male interactions are associated with socio-ecological factors, such as the presence of potentially receptive females, the degree of food availability and the likelihood of home range defence. We tested predictions about changes in social interactions between wild spider monkey males in relation to these factors. First, males did not change their interaction patterns when potentially receptive females were in the subgroup compared to when they were absent.

SUBMITTER: Saldana-Sanchez AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257287 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature