Primate group organization
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Primate group organization
• Size• Dispersal (male/female)• Group composition• Dominance hierarchy
Dominance
• Differential access to resources– Food– Reproductive opportunities– Space
• Species differences• Dominance displays
Leadership myths in animals
• Animal leadership is just power/physical strength?
• Dominance is conflict?• Leaders are always male?
Cooperation• Actions with mutual benefit• Alliances and coalitions• Grooming• Appeasement• Reconciliation
Benefits of group living for primates
• Food sharing• Predator protection• Social learning
– knowledge partly through being in the presence of others, or clues left by others
– My research: social learning opportunities in orangutans
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