Castles DL, Whiten A, Aureli F
Department of Cognitive and Behavioural Science, University of Tokyo
Anim Behav. 1999 Dec;58(6):1207-1215. doi: 10.1006/anbe.1999.1250.
Self-directed behaviour (SDB) can be used as a behavioural indicator of stress and anxiety in nonhuman primates (Maestripieri et al. 1992, Animal Behaviour, 44, 967-979). We investigated the effect of nearest neighbours' relative dominance status on the SDB of sexually mature female olive baboons, Papio anubis. When the animal nearest to (within 5 m of) a female was a dominant individual, SDB rates (a combined measure of self-scratching, self-grooming, self-touching, body shaking and yawning) increased by ca. 40% over those observed when the nearest neighbour was a subordinate. The results indicate that (1) SDB can be used as a measure of uncertainty during the social interactions of cercopithecine primates and (2) as there was considerable variation in SDB response according to the nature of the dominant individual, SDB can be used to assess relationship security (i.e. the perceived predictability of a relationship for one partner). Finally, in combination with measures of affiliation rate, SDB may provide insight into relationship value. Copyright 1999 The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour.
自我导向行为（SDB）可作为非人灵长类动物应激和焦虑的行为指标（Maestripieri等人，1992年，《动物行为》，第44卷，967 - 979页）。我们研究了最近邻的相对优势地位对性成熟雌性东非狒狒（Papio anubis）自我导向行为的影响。当距离雌性最近（5米以内）的动物是优势个体时，自我导向行为率（自我抓挠、自我梳理、自我触摸、身体摇晃和打哈欠的综合指标）比最近邻是从属个体时观察到的行为率增加了约40%。结果表明：（1）自我导向行为可作为猕猴亚科灵长类动物社会互动中不确定性的一种度量；（2）由于根据优势个体的性质，自我导向行为反应存在相当大的差异，自我导向行为可用于评估关系安全性（即一个伴侣对关系可感知的可预测性）。最后，结合亲和率测量，自我导向行为可能有助于深入了解关系价值。版权所有1999年动物行为研究协会。
