ISSN:
0032-8332
Keywords:
Association patterns
;
Social organization
;
Vervets
;
Cercopithecus aethiops
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract A group of St. Kitts vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops) were observed to have an association pattern which involved the formation of spatially separated subgroups which were unstable in composition. Five types of subgroups are described which account for 94% of the associations observed. The size of the subgroups changed when the abundance and distribution of the available resources changed. Based on this observation and on an analysis of the diurnal patterning of subgroups, we suggest that the association pattern of the vervets is a response to the distribution of food resources and that it arose under specific demographic conditions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02380965
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