Primates

, Volume 18, Issue 4, pp 883–901 | Cite as

Social play behavior of the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus Erxl., 1777) in captivity

  • Eckart Voland
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Abstract

Twenty-one captive marmosets (Callithrix jacchusErxl., 1777) were observed as to the ethology of social play. With the aid of video tape recordings, 38 elements of behavior comprising play episodes were distinguished. The peer group was composed of the nonadult members of the family group, whereby the twin was found to be the preferred partner, as measured by the duration of play. Social play is often accompanied by various communicative signals. Contemporary theoretical concepts of social play were tested on the basis of the results of this study.

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Animal Ecology Theoretical Concept Tape Recording Family Group Communicative Signal 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Eckart Voland
    • 1
    • 2
  1. 1.Universität GöttingenGermany
  2. 2.Lehrstuhl für Anthropologie der UniversitätBürgerstrasse 50Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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