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Identifying inter-individual social distances in Japanese monkeys

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Published/Copyright: May 27, 2009
Mammalia
From the journal Volume 73 Issue 2

Abstract

Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata) appear to recognize three types of inter-individual distances: (1) intimate distance less than 1 m, (2) personal distance 1–3 m and 1–5 m (close and far phase), and (3) social distance 3 or 5 m variable outer limit. The boundary between intimate and personal distance, 1 m, works as a protective sphere around individuals. Because personal distance reflects an existence of individuals, we defined this distance as a basic distance among three types. We reviewed related studies and found that Japanese monkeys change their inter-individual distances according to social and ecological circumstances. Additionally, we suggest that these three types of distances can be applicable across the Macaca species.

Keywords: inter-individual distance; Macaca buscata; socio-ecological circumstances
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Published Online: 2009-05-27
Published in Print: 2009-06-01

©2009 by Walter de Gruyter Berlin New York

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https://doi.org/10.1515/MAMM.2009.023
Keywords for this article
inter-individual distance; Macaca buscata; socio-ecological circumstances

Articles in the same Issue

  1. Review Article
  2. Identifying inter-individual social distances in Japanese monkeys
  3. Original Studies
  4. Food habits of dholes (Cuon alpinus) in Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India
  5. Reproduction and parasitology of Didelphis albiventris (Didelphimorphia) in an agroecosystem landscape in central Argentina
  6. Argali lamb (Ovis ammon) morphometric measurements and survivorship in Mongolia
  7. Nathusius' pipistrelles Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera) reveal different temporal activity patterns in wooded and open riparian sites
  8. Morphological and genetic variation in Mormopterus jugularis (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in different bioclimatic regions of Madagascar with natural history notes
  9. A new species of Sylvisorex (Mammalia: Soricidae) from lowland forests north of Kisangani, Democratic Republic of Congo
  10. Cryptic diversity in Chinese rhinolophids and hipposiderids (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae and Hipposideridae)
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