DYNAMICS OF SOCIAL PARTNER SELECTION AMONG INFANT SQUIRREL MONKEYS

玻利维亚松鼠猴（Saimiri boliviensis）的婴儿行为 玻利维亚）进行了研究，以了解婴儿？中所扮演的角色 建立合作伙伴偏好。 合作伙伴的选择取决于 该动物启动和/或终止相互作用。 未来 配对成员之间的相遇受到积极的影响， 伴侣的消极性格的回应。 本研究以婴儿为研究对象， 以及伴侣对与伴侣选择相关联的行为的反应。 10只玻利维亚松鼠猴幼崽被观察了3次，每次15分钟， 在出生后的前六个月每周进行一次重点动物观察。 在最初的两个月里，只有被大坝接受的动物才能被 提供给婴儿。 到了第三个月， 婴儿的互动率显著低于 动物得到了积极的回应。 这些婴儿 大大减少了与拒绝他们的伙伴的接触。 婴儿继续与青少年和成年人互动， 伙伴？的积极回应。 社会融合开始 在生命的前六个月，通过一系列公认的， 拒绝二元互动。

Infant behavior in Bolivian squirrel monkeys (Saimiri boliviensis boliviensis) was studied to understand the infant?s role in establishing partner preferences. Partner selection is determined by which animal initiates and/or terminates an interaction. Future encounters between pair members are influenced by the positive or negative nature of a partner?s response. This study focused on infant and partner responses to behavior associated with partner selection. Ten Bolivian squirrel monkey infants were observed for three 15-minute focal animal observations per week for the first six months of life. During the first two months, only animals accepted by the dam were available to the infant. By month three, animals rejected by the infants showed significantly lower interaction rates compared with animals that received positive responses. The infants had significantly reduced approaches to partners who had rejected them. Infants continued to interact with juveniles and adults based on the partner?s positive responses. Social integration was found to begin during the first six months of life through a series of accepted and rejected dyadic interactions.