Bramblett C A
Am J Phys Anthropol. 1978 Aug;49(2):217-26. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.1330490210.
Behavioral comparisons between six caged baboon groups indicate that the groups have consistent and similar behavioral attributes. At the same time it is possible to distinguish between classes of animals in each group such as males versus females and high status versus low status rank. Comparable results are obtained in both ANOVA and Kruskal-Wallis one-way analysis of variance by ranks. This investigation supports the assumption that baboon groups exhibit behaviors that are both consistent and predictable where environment and group composition are controlled. Thus there appears to be a strong species-appropriate set of behaviors. Behavioral plasticity and group variability might be due largely to a combination of environmental stimuli and the particular history of that group. Differential individual histories or idiosyncracies do not invalidate experimental designs which rely on randomization to structure control groups.
对六个圈养狒狒群体的行为比较表明，这些群体具有一致且相似的行为特征。同时，在每个群体中都能够区分不同类别的动物，例如雄性与雌性、高地位与低地位等级。在方差分析（ANOVA）和秩和检验（Kruskal-Wallis 单因素方差分析）中均获得了可比的结果。这项研究支持了这样一种假设，即在环境和群体构成得到控制的情况下，狒狒群体表现出既一致又可预测的行为。因此，似乎存在一套非常适合该物种的行为。行为可塑性和群体变异性可能主要归因于环境刺激与该群体特定历史的综合作用。个体历史差异或特质并不会使依赖随机化来构建对照组的实验设计无效。
