Role of Grooming in Reducing Tick Load in Wild Baboons (Papio cynocephalus).
Role of Grooming in Reducing Tick Load in Wild Baboons (Papio cynocephalus).
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DOI：
10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.012
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发表时间：
2013-03-01
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影响因子：
2.5
通讯作者：
Alberts, Susan C.
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Akinyi, Mercy Y.;Tung, Jenny;Jeneby, Maamun;Patel, Nilesh B.;Altmann, Jeanne;Alberts, Susan C.
非人灵长类动物在社会交往中花费大量时间梳理毛发，这种行为可能既有社交功能，也有健康功能。虽然梳理的社会影响已经得到了比较充分的研究，但对健康益处的关注较少，特别是清除可能作为疾病传播媒介的体外寄生虫。在这项研究中，我们研究了一个野生自由放养狒狒（Papio cynocephalus）群体的梳理行为、蜱虫负荷（蜱虫数量）和原虫感染状况之间的关系。我们发现，接受梳理的数量受到个体的年龄、性别和统治地位的影响。接受梳理的数量反过来又影响了个体的蜱虫负荷。蜱虫负荷较高的狒狒有较低的填充红细胞体积（PCV或红细胞压积），这是健康状况的一般衡量标准。我们发现了一种蜱传的小巴贝斯虫，但它在人群中的低流行率使我们无法确定感染变异的来源。
Nonhuman primate species spend a conspicuous amount of time grooming during social interactions, a behavior that probably serves both social and health-related functions. While the social implications of grooming have been relatively well studied, less attention has been paid to the health benefits, especially the removal of ectoparasites, which may act as vectors in disease transmission. In this study, we examined the relationship between grooming behavior, tick load (number of ticks), and haemoprotozoan infection status in a population of wild free-ranging baboons (Papio cynocephalus). We found that the amount of grooming received was influenced by an individual’s age, sex and dominance rank. The amount of grooming received, in turn, affected the tick load of an individual. Baboons with higher tick loads had lower packed red cell volume (PCV or haematocrit), one general measure of health status. We detected a tick-borne haemoprotozoan, Babesia microti, but its low prevalence in the population precluded identifying sources of variance in infection.
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DOI：
10.1073/pnas.93.12.5797
发表时间：
1996-06-11
影响因子：
11.1
作者：
Altmann, J;Alberts, SC;Bruford, MW
通讯作者：
Bruford, MW
DOI：
10.1111/j.1749-6632.2000.tb05337.x
发表时间：
2000-01-01
期刊：
TROPICAL VETERINARY DISEASES
影响因子：
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作者：
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通讯作者：
Hart, BL
影响因子：
2.5
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
2.5
作者：
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通讯作者：
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影响因子：
1.3
作者：
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通讯作者：
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