Genetic, maternal, and environmental influences on sociality in a pedigreed primate population.

ABSTRACT: Various aspects of sociality in mammals (e.g., dyadic connectedness) are linked with measures of biological fitness (e.g., longevity). How within- and between-individual variation in relevant social traits arises in uncontrolled wild populations is challenging to determine but is crucial for understanding constraints on the evolution of sociality. We use an advanced statistical method, known as the 'animal model', which incorporates pedigree information, to look at social, genetic, and environmental influences on sociality in a long-lived wild primate. We leverage a longitudinal database spanning 20 years of observation on individually recognized white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus imitator), with a multi-generational pedigree. We analyze two measures of spatial association, usin

SUBMITTER: Godoy I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9519975 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature