Social integration predicts survival in female white-faced capuchin monkeys.

ABSTRACT: Across multiple species of social mammals, a growing number of studies have found that individual sociality is associated with survival. In long-lived species, like primates, lifespan is one of the main components of fitness. We used 18 years of data from the Lomas Barbudal Monkey Project to quantify social integration in 11 capuchin (Cebus capucinus) groups and tested whether female survivorship was associated with females' tendencies to interact with three types of partners: (1) all group members, (2) adult females, and (3) adult males. We found strong evidence that females who engaged more with other females in affiliative interactions and foraged in close proximity experienced increased survivorship. We found some weak evidence that females might also benefit from engaging in mo

SUBMITTER: Kajokaite K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9262163 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature