Do Ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) reconcile in the hour post-conflict?: A pilot study

Primates ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Rolland ◽  
J. J. Roeder
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Patterns of Health, Disease, and Behavior Among Wild Ringtailed Lemurs, Lemur catta: Effects of Habitat and Sex

2006 ◽  
pp. 313-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle L. Sauther ◽  
Krista D. Fish ◽  
Frank P. Cuozzo ◽  
David S. Miller ◽  
Mandala Hunter-Ishikawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lemur Catta ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Spontaneous social orienting and gaze following in ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

2007 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen V. Shepherd ◽  
Michael L. Platt
Keyword(s):  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Gaze Following ◽  
Social Orienting ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Systemic effects ofLeucaena leucocephalaingestion on ringtailed lemurs(Lemur catta)at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (6) ◽  
pp. 633-641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Crawford ◽  
Birgit Puschner ◽  
Verena Affolter ◽  
Ilse Stalis ◽  
Autumn Davidson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Systemic Effects ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Patterns of participation and free riding in territorial conflicts among ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

2004 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles L. Nunn ◽  
Robert O. Deaner
Keyword(s):  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Free Riding ◽  
Territorial Conflicts ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Group histories and offspring sex ratios in ringtailed lemurs ( Lemur catta )

2000 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Nunn ◽  
Michael E. Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratios ◽  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Offspring Sex ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

Divergent Systems of Agonistic Behaviour in Lemurid Primates

Behaviour ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 134 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 225-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Pereira ◽  
Peter M. Kappeler
Keyword(s):  
Social Systems ◽  
Study Groups ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Agonistic Interaction ◽  
Agonistic Behaviour ◽  
Adult Males ◽  
Dominance Relations ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Ringtailed Lemurs

AbstractTwo semifree-ranging groups of ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) and two co-ranging groups of redfronted lemurs (Eulemur fulvus rufus) were studied across a two-year period to characterise and contrast the adult agonistic behaviour these primates exhibit within groups. Temporal analyses of behavioural data distinguished agonistic from non-agonistic behaviour and aggressive from submissive behaviour. The ringtailed lemurs employed a diverse repertoire of behavioural elements to communicate agonistic intent. More than 50% of these elements were signals and nearly 50% of signals were submissive. The agonistic repertoire of the redfronted lemurs, by contrast, was relatively unelaborated: less than 40% of agonistic behaviour in this species comprised signals and less than 20% of signals were submissive. These structural differences underlay marked species differences in agonistic interaction and relationship. All pairs of ringtailed lemurs maintained dominance relations resembling those seen in many anthropoid primates: subordinates consistently signalled submissively to dominant partners, often in the absence of aggression. Dominance relations among members of each sex were seasonally unstable and not always transitive (hierarchical) during periods of stability, however. Redfronted lemurs, by contrast, did not maintain dominance relations, failing to respond agonistically to most aggression received (52% of interactions) and responding with aggression on many other occasions (12%). Even applying relaxed criteria, few adult redfronted dyads (14%) showed consistent asymmetries in agonistic relations and several never exhibited any asymmetry. Lacking dominance, E. f rufus relied heavily on alternate behavioural mechanisms to moderate social conflict as frequent and intense as that seen in study groups of ringtailed lemurs. These included a great inclination not to respond agonistically to aggression, a distinctive behavioural proposal to limit or terminate dyadic conflict (Look away), post-conflict reconciliation, and relatively frequent third-party aggression. The existence of such divergent systems of agonistic behaviour in partially sympatric, closely related and generally similar prosimian primates offers important opportunities for comparative study of the ecology, development, and evolution of mammalian social systems. Future research may reveal ecophysiological factors that promote the use of dominance behaviour among like-sexed ringtailed lemurs and show how the relative absence of dominance relates to other major elements of redfronted lemur biology, including 'special relationships' of variable duration between adult males and females.

scholarly journals The season for peace: reconciliation in a despotic species (Lemur catta)

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabetta Palagi ◽  
Ivan Norscia
Keyword(s):  
Conflicts Of Interest ◽  
Group Living ◽  
Lemur Catta ◽  
Female Dominance ◽  
Captive Group ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Group Cooperation ◽  
In Captivity ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The Right

However despotic a social group may be, managing conflicts of interest is crucial to preserve group living benefits, mainly based on cooperation. In fact, in despotic groups post-conflict management via reconciliation (the first post-conflict reunion between former opponents) can occur, even if at variable levels. In the despotic Lemur catta reconciliation was reported in one out of four captive groups. We used this species as a model to understand what variables influence the occurrence of the reconciliation in despotic groups. We analyzed 2339 PC-MC collected on eight groups (five in the Berenty forest, Madagascar; three hosted at the Pistoia Zoo, Italy). Since Lemur catta is characterized by rigid female dominance but show female-female coalitionary support, we expected to find reconciliation in the wild, other than in captivity. Consistently, we found the phenomenon to be present in one captive group and two wild groups, thus providing the first evidence of the presence of reconciliation in wild Lemur catta. Being this species a seasonal breeder (with mating occurring once a year), we expected that the season more than other variables (wild/captivity setting, rank, or individual features) would influence reconciliation levels. Via GLMM we found that the season was indeed the only variable significantly explaining reconciliation rates, lowest during mating and highest during the pregnancy period. We posit that reconciliation can be present in despotic species but not when the advantages of intra-group cooperation are annihilated by competition, as it occurs in seasonal breeders when reproduction is at stake. By comparing our results with literature, we conclude that in despotic social groups in which coalitions are observed, the right question is not if but when reconciliation can be present.

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