The effects of affiliative relationship on aggressive behavior in Tibetan macaques
Received date: 2021-11-26
Accepted date: 2022-03-29
Online published: 2022-07-22
Affiliative and agonistic behaviors determine the social structure and its systems in animal groups, which are manifested as differences in proximity between individuals. However, it is unclear whether differences in affinity affect the intensity of conflict and aggression. Thus, we conducted a study on one group of Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana, Yulinkeng, YA1) from September 2020 to May 2021 in Anhui, China. We used focal animal and behavioral sampling methods to record the proximity, grooming, and aggressive behavior of macaques. We correlated the proximity and grooming with aggressive behavior of those matrices, and ran GLMM models to explore the factors that might affect aggressive interaction among individuals. The results showed that the greater the proximity index was, the longer the grooming duration between group individuals had. The matrix based on the proximity index was positively correlated with the total number of aggression, the number of mild aggression, and the number of intense aggression. Individuals with closer affiliative relationships had more often and more heavily aggression towards each other. When comparing differences between sex, we found the frequency and intensity of aggression among females were less than among males. These results suggest that the close proximity could increase the likelihood of grooming and aggression between macaques and that the social relationship between females is more stable. We did not find that the macaques adjust the intensity of aggression according to their affinity. This study provided theoretical support for understanding the social relationship and social structure of multi-male and multi-female Tibetan macaques.
Key words： Macaca thibetana; Proximity; Affiliative relationship; Aggression
Tong ZHANG , Xi WANG , Qixin ZHANG , Jinhua LI . The effects of affiliative relationship on aggressive behavior in Tibetan macaques[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2022 , 42(4) : 370 -378 . DOI: 10.16829/j.slxb.150644
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