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Social organization of wild talapoin monkeys
Author(s) -
Rowell T. E.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330380273
Subject(s) - juvenile , adult male , seasonal breeder , biology , mating , zoology , season of birth , demography , hunting season , social organization , ecology , endocrinology , population , sociology , anthropology
A troop of wild talapoins in Cameroon had 70 members including all age‐sex classes. Observed between the birth season and the next mating season, it was habitually divided into subgroups. Subgroups most commonly observed were (1) adult and large juvenile males: (2) adult females with infants, small juveniles, and large juvenile females; (3) medium sized juveniles with a single adult male. Adult females and adult males were rarely sighted together and never seen to interact. From observations of caged groups, predictions are made about the changes in this organization which might be expected during the breeding season. A possible parallel with the ecologically similar squirrel monkey is suggested.