The Effects of Dependent Infants on the Social Behavior of Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta Palliate)

Author

Keziah Katz, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Date of Award

Spring 2012

Project Type

Senior Honors Thesis

College or School

COLSA

Department

Biological Sciences

Program or Major

Biology

First Advisor

Michelle Scott

Abstract

Six weeks of observation on eight groups of wild mantled howler monkeys revealed that the presence of a dependent infant alters the frequency of social interactions between a female with an infant and other adult monkeys. Males preferred to spend time with females without infants but still spent more time with females with infants than with males. Females without infants spent significantly less time with females with infants than with males or other females without infants and females with infants decreased their frequency of social interaction overall without preference for males, females or other females with infants.

Recommended Citation

Katz, Keziah, "The Effects of Dependent Infants on the Social Behavior of Mantled Howler Monkeys (Alouatta Palliate)" (2012). Honors Theses and Capstones. 54.
https://scholars.unh.edu/honors/54