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This study reports observations on juvenile female bonnet macaques (Macaca radiata) in a field cage environment. Interaction and proximity data collected on different age classes of juvenile females indicate distinct changes in social behavior from the time a female is weaned until her first pregnancy. Behavioral development includes an increase in solitary behavior, an early disinterest in younger animals, and a surprisingly low interaction rate with relatives. Important aspects of ontogeny are lost in analyses that treat all juvenile females as a single age-class.
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This research was supported partially by US PHS Grant No. RR00169.
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Clarke, M.R. Social interactions of juvenile female bonnet monkeys,Macaca radiata . Primates 19, 517–524 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02373313
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