Influence of relationship quality and severity of aggression on post-conflict affiliation in Hamadryas Baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas).

• Main Author: Tan, Mavis.
• Other Authors: Michael David Gumert
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social structure
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/16717
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper explores the influence of relationship quality and level of aggression on post-conflict affiliation in 16 captive hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) at the Singapore Zoo. Focal sampling was used to record baseline affiliation rates and relationship quality between dyads, and 3...