Compensatory Response of Juvenile Orphans

灵长类动物在断奶和断奶之间有很长一段不成熟期， 成年期，在此期间，青少年继续保持 与母亲的亲密关系。 行为观察 从费尔班克斯博士圈养的黑长尾猴群中提取的信息表明 母亲为她提供社会和物质支持 少年后代 这项研究旨在确定青少年如何补偿 失去母亲以及母亲不在时它们如何成长 少年孤儿在纳塔尔社会群体中被观察一段时间， 母亲被带走后的两年， 孤儿的行为和社会关系进行了比较 与其他未成年人的母亲仍然住在 团体。 被研究的幼鱼出生在殖民地 关于他们早期的情况， 与母亲的关系。 费尔班克斯医生正在测试 补偿反应模型的具体预测， 母亲的损失基于这样的假设，即青少年不会 只是被动地对损失做出反应，而是积极地尝试 以取代本应由 母亲 该模型预测， 与成为孤儿有关的应该与自我减少有关， 信心和自我保护的需要增加， 这些缺陷的发生率应受 孤儿与其母亲的关系，以及 孤儿与父母形成补偿关系的能力 合适的个人。 这项研究的结果将有助于不断增长的基础， 关于继续产妇的重要性的信息 在早期婴儿时期之后很长时间内对后代的投资 不同动物物种之间的依赖关系。 他们将增加 我们对殖民地管理的理解 影响动物福利。 正在测试的模型还具有 理解与收养有关的问题的相关性 和失去父母的痛苦

Primates have a long period of immaturity between weaning and adulthood, and during this time juveniles continue to maintain a close relationship with their mothers. Behavioral observations from Dr. Fairbanks' captive colony of vervet monkeys indicate that the mother provides social and physical support to her juvenile offspring. This research was designed to determine how juveniles compensate for the loss of their mother and how they develop in her absence. Juvenile orphans are observed in their natal social group for a period of two years following removal of their mothers, and the behavior and social relationships of the orphans are compared with that of other juveniles whose mothers are still living in the groups. The juveniles being studied were born in the colony and information is already available about their early relationships with their mothers. Dr. Fairbanks is testing specific predictions from a model of compensatory response to mother-loss based on the assumption that the juvenile will not just react passively to the loss, but instead will actively try to replace the benefits that would have been provided by the mother. The model predicts that the behavioral deficiencies associated with being orphaned should be related to reduced self- confidence and increased need for self-protection, and that the incidence of these deficiencies should be influenced by the nature of the orphan's prior relationship with its mother, and by the orphan's ability to form compensatory relationships with appropriate individuals. The results of this research will contribute to a growing base of information about the significance of continued maternal investment in offspring long after the period of early infant dependency across different animal species. They will increase our understanding of how management of captive colonies influences animal welfare. The model being tested also has relevance for understanding the problems associated with adoption and parent loss for human children.