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The Hygienic Function of Social Grooming for a Provisioned Japanese Macaques (Macaca fuscata) : Focusing on Changing of Grooming Success Rate ニホンザル(Macaca fuscata)餌付け群におけるグルーミングの 衛生的機能:グルーミング成功率の変化に注目して
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Yoshida, Soshi |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | Social grooming is thought to serve both hygienic and social functions among Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata). I performed a field study on a provisioned troop of Japanese macaques in Arashiyama, Kyoto, in order to understand the significance of the hygienic function of grooming. I divided grooming into two distinct actions, “searching” and “removing,” and recorded the occurrence of each. I defined the ratio of occurrence of removing to that of searching as the grooming success rate. I found that the success rate in a given day tends to decrease, albeit not significantly; however, the success rate during each bout of grooming decreases significantly. There was a tendency for the success rate to come down when a grooming bout ended spontaneously. The results suggest that Japanese macaques try to remove parasites effectively. Therefore, I was able to verify the practicality of the hygienic function of grooming. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://repository.kulib.kyoto-u.ac.jp/dspace/bitstream/2433/216472/1/ELCAS_J_91.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
