SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ADULT FEMALE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AMONG ADULT FEMALE MOUNTAIN GORILLAS
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DOI:
10.1016/0003-3472(79)90145-3
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
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影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
HARCOURT, AH
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作者:
HARCOURT, AH
Because gorilla females transfer between breeding units, those in the study groups were probably distantly related and not familiar in immaturity. Apparently as a consequence, affinitive behavior between most females was rare. One mother-daughter pair and 1 pair of females familiar from immaturity had obviously friendly relationships in adulthood. Within dyads, younger partners groomed more. Young infants markedly affected females'' relationships, though estrus did not. Familiarity in immaturity might be necessary for affinity between females in adulthood, and friendly behaviors, even between relatives, could be essentially selfish. Costs and benefits to females in group living, and the effect of habitat quality on relationships are briefly discussed.