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The social behavior of a group of baboons (Papio anubis) under artificial crowding

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A harem troop of baboons was crowded by periodically moving one wall of their cage until available space had been reduced to 50%. Social disintegration, as well as individual pathology, was the end result. The behavioral pathology began first with infants and juveniles, and then with the females lowest in dominance.

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  1. Department of Psychology, Eastern Washington State College, 99004, Cheney, Washington, USA

    Robert H. Elton

  2. Regional Primate Research Center, University of Washington, 98100, Seattle, Washington, USA

    Brian V. Anderson

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Elton, R.H., Anderson, B.V. The social behavior of a group of baboons (Papio anubis) under artificial crowding. Primates 18, 225–234 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02382961

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