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Through the use of principal components analysis of the correlation matrix between excentricity quotients of intra- and inter-individual transitions between pairs of the 22 most frequent behaviour elements of male and female gelada baboons observed in captivity, the total variance could be described in terms of a low number of causal factors. In intra-individual sequences the five factors requested of the analysis explain 74 per cent of the total variance. The following intra-individual groupings were found: (I) “autostimulation”, (II) “intensive social” versus “groom”, (III) “male sexual”, (IV) “attack” versus “sexual presentation”, and (V) “greeting” versus “threat”. In inter-individual transitions, the five factors explain 68 per cent of the variance. The following communicative sets were found: (1) “female-sexual releasing”, (2) “greeting and approaching releasing” versus “groom releasing”, (3) “austostimulation releasing” versus “male-sexual releasing”, (4) “fight releasing”, and (5) “conflict”. Mimetic induction of same acts or acts within one particular intra-individual set was frequent.
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Alvarez, F., Cónsul, C. The structure of social behaviour inTheropithecus gelada . Primates 19, 45–59 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373226
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