Article
Dominance style predicts differences in food retrieval strategies
Author/s | Gomez-Melara Jose Luis
Acosta Naranjo, Rufino Castellano-Navarro, Alba Beltrán Francés, Víctor Lopez Caicoya, Alvaro MacIntosh, Andrew J. J. Illa Maulany, Risma Oka Ngakan, Putu Amici, Federica |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Antropología Social |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | 2021-03-22 |
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Abstract | In several species, rank predicts access to food, and subordinates may need specific behavioural strategies to get a share of resources. This may be especially important in despotic species, where resources are strongly ... In several species, rank predicts access to food, and subordinates may need specific behavioural strategies to get a share of resources. This may be especially important in despotic species, where resources are strongly biased in favour of dominants and subordinates may more strongly rely on specific tactics to maximize food intake. Here, we compared three macaque species with an experimental set-up reproducing feeding competition contest. Following our predictions, more tolerant species mostly retrieved food in the presence of others and were less dependent on specific tactics. Contrarily, subordinates in more despotic species more likely collected food (1) when dominants could not see food or (2) were attacking others, (3) while “dissimulating”, or (4) “storing food”. Our study reveals that dominance styles reliably predict the probability of using specific food retrieval tactics and provides important insights on the social conditions that might have led to the emergence of tactical deception. |
Citation | Gomez-Melara Jose Luis, , Acosta Naranjo, R., Castellano-Navarro, A., Beltrán Francés, V., Lopez Caicoya, A., MacIntosh, A.J.J.,...,Amici, F. (2021). Dominance style predicts differences in food retrieval strategies. Scientific Reports, 11 |
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