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Arashiyama A troop was transplanted from Japan to Texas, U.S.A. in February 1972 and released into a large outdoor enclosure (42 ha) in a semi-free ranging condition. Agonistic behavior was quantified during the first six months after the release. Agonistic interactions occurred at about one incident per 100 monkeys every 2 to 9 minutes. In general, peaks in frequency of agonistic interactions coincided with peaks in feeding activity. 97.5% of all incidents were of a “mild” type, and 85.7% were simple one-to-one, unidirectional interactions. “Severe” forms of agonistic behavior occurred only during the first month and then only rarely. Adult females and juveniles were initiators in about 93% of all cases. In general, the more severe the form of attack, the more pronounced was the form of submission.
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Clark, T.W. Agonistic behavior in a transplanted troop of Japanese macaques: Arashiyama west. Primates 19, 141–151 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373231
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