Whom to groom and for what? Patterns of grooming in female Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus).
Grooming is one of the most conspicuous social interactions among nonhuman primates. The selection of grooming partners can provide important clues about factors relevant for the distribution of grooming within a social group. We analyzed grooming behavior among 17 semi-free ranging female Barbary m...
Main Authors: | Veronika Roubová, Martina Konečná, Petr Šmilauer, Bernard Wallner |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2015-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4323340?pdf=render |
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