Functions and social consequences of infant–adult male interaction in a captive group of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Functions and social consequences of infant–adult male interaction in a captive group of lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
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圈养低地大猩猩群体中婴儿与成年男性互动的功能和社会后果（大猩猩大猩猩）
DOI：
10.1002/zoo.1430080204
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发表时间：
1989
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影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
R. Mitchell
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作者：
R. Mitchell
在一个圈养的低地大猩猩群体中，评估了婴儿-成年雄性相互作用的功能和社会后果。这两个男性反复试图与婴儿互动，婴儿有时试图与男性互动，母亲通常会打断男性和婴儿之间的互动。婴儿为导向的行动，由两个男性经常表现出他们的兴趣在婴儿和罕见的照顾给她;他们的其他婴儿为导向的行动发生在附近的时间兴奋或成人之间的嬉戏行为。男性主导的行动，婴儿经常表现出兴趣的一个男性，很少表现出照顾寻求他。除了一次之外，所有的婴儿和成年雄性的互动都发生在大猩猩的两个围栏中刺激性较小的地方。无聊和母亲的频繁阻挠之间的接触，男性和婴儿的影响力的婴儿。这些数据表明，有趣的物体的可用性减轻了男性圈养的无聊，从而劝阻他们寻求刺激，有时会导致对婴儿的有害行为。
The functions and social consequences of infant-adult male interaction in a captive group of lowland gorillas were evaluated. The two males repeatedly attempted to interact with the infant, the infant sometimes attempted to interact with the males, and the mother usually interrupted interactions between male and infant. Infant-directed actions by the two males frequently showed their interest in the infant and infrequently showed care giving toward her; their other infant-directed actions occurred near the time of excitement or of playful actions between adults. Male-directed actions by the infant frequently showed its interest in one male and infrequently showed care seeking from him. All infant-adult male interactions but one occurred in the less stimulating of the gorillas' two enclosures. Boredom and the mother's frequent thwarting of contact between a male and infant are suggested as influences on the males' interest in the infant. The data suggest that availability of interesting objects alleviated the boredom of captivity for males and thus dissuaded them from seeking stimulation which sometimes resulted in harmful behaviors toward the infant.