Testing kin altruism in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in a food-sharing experiment

@article{Schaub2007TestingKA,
  title={Testing kin altruism in long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) in a food-sharing experiment},
  author={Hanspeter Schaub},
  journal={International Journal of Primatology},
  year={2007},
  volume={17},
  pages={445-467}
}
  • H. Schaub
  • Published 1 June 1996
  • Biology, Psychology
  • International Journal of Primatology
Social grooming and coalition formation have been main foci in studies concerning altruism in monkeys. Results have been inconclusive because the altruistic nature of these behaviors remains unclear. I investigated altruism in a more transparent context via an apparatus in which captive long-tailed macaque females had the choice to exploit a food source themselves or to yield the food to a test partner. I hypothesized that if potential donors behaved altruistically toward kin, they would yield… 
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