Tibetan Macaques with Higher Social Centrality and More Relatives Emit More Frequent Visual Communication in Collective Decision-Making

Tibetan Macaques with Higher Social Centrality and More Relatives Emit More Frequent Visual Communication in Collective Decision-Making

Animals on the move often communicate with each other through some specific postures. Previous studies have shown that social interaction plays a role in communication process. However, it is not clear whether the affinity of group members can affect visual communication. We studied a group of free-...

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Main Authors: Zifei Tang, Xi Wang, Mingyang Wu, Shiwang Chen, Jinhua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
Tibetan macaques (<i>Macaca thibetana</i>)
collective decision-making
visual communication
social centrality
number of relatives
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/3/876

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