Reactions of adult and immature squirrel monkeys to intergroup exposure

Abstract 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1998)17:63.3.CO;2-F Initial encounters between unfamiliar animals raise the practical problem of controlling aggression and provide the opportunity to examine changes in social structure that may occur as groups merge. Social interactions and spatial grouping patterns were examined in newly formed squirrel monkey groups, in which a subgroup of familiar adults was introduced to a […]