Mother-infant conflict over behavioral thermoregulation in Japanese macaques |
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Authors: | Gabriele Schino Alfonso Troisi |
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Institution: | (1) Centro Studi Etologici, Via Flaminia 109, I-00196 Rome, Italy e-mail: glogab@rmnet.it, IT;(2) Cattedra di Psichiatria, Università Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, IT |
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Abstract: | This study evaluated the effects of time of day, ambient temperature, and relative humidity on mother-infant interactions
in captive Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). Unlike time of day and relative humidity, temperature influenced mother-infant interactions. Even though total time spent
in ventroventral contact did not change, lower temperatures were associated with greater attempts by the infants to maintain
contact with their mothers and with more frequent maternal rejection. Effects of temperature on mother-infant interactions
were not mediated by the effects of temperature on mothers' general activity. These results are interpreted in light of the
different thermoregulatory needs of mothers and infants, and highlight a previously neglected cause for mother-infant conflict.
Received: 23 June 1997 / Accepted after revision: 28 March 1998 |
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Keywords: | Mother-infant conflict Behavioral thermoregulation Temperature Macaca fuscata |
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