FUNCTIONAL-SIGNIFICANCE OF SOCIAL GROOMING IN PRIMATES

被引：395

作者：

DUNBAR, RIM

机构：

来源：

FOLIA PRIMATOLOGICA | 1991年 / 57卷 / 03期

关键词：

GROOMING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ALLOGROOMING; GROUP SIZE; BODY SIZE;

D O I：

10.1159/000156574

中图分类号：

Q95 [动物学];

学科分类号：

071002 ;

摘要：

Frequencies of social grooming recorded from 44 species of free-living primates correlate with group size but not body size. This is interpreted as evidence for the social function of grooming and against the purely hygienic function. However, there is some evidence to suggest that body size is a more important determinant of grooming time among platyrrhine primates. This might imply that there has been a shift in the functional system governing grooming during primate evolution.

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页码：121 / 131

页数：11

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