Variation in intergroup encounters among two provisioned free-ranging populations of Japanese macaques Macaca

Typically, Japanese macaques are thought to avoid encountering other groups wherever possible. Intergroup relations between macaques on Shodoshima Island, however, appear exceptional. We show that neighboring groups of Shodoshima monkeys spent 32.8% of their active time in proximity to (<100 m) a...

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Main Author: Peng ZHANG, Kunio WATANABE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2012-08-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12065