Box H O, Röhrhuber B, Smith P
Department of Psychology, The University of Reading, Reading RG6 2AL, UK.
Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Göttingen, FRG.
Behav Processes. 1995 May;34(1):3-11. doi: 10.1016/0376-6357(94)00043-g.
Fourteen adult male/female pairs of tamarins, 5 red-chested (Saguinus labiatus) 5 saddle-back (S. fuscicollis) and 4 cotton-top (S. oedipus) were each given a series of foraging tasks in which the monkeys reached in to unfamiliar boxes to take food. Behaviour was recorded that related directly to the tasks. In addition, observations were made before each task presentation and compared with equivalent behaviour during the tasks. S. fuscicollis differed significantly from the other species in the baseline conditions and in the presence of the tasks, which they approached less frequently and for less time. Further, males and females across all species differed significantly in that females attempted the tasks more frequently, they spent longer periods attempting to solve them, and they removed food more often. These results were considered as evidence for male 'deference' to a potentially reproductive female.
十四对成年雄性/雌性绢毛猴，其中5对红胸绢毛猴（白唇绢毛猴）、5对鞍背绢毛猴和4对棉顶绢毛猴，每对都被给予一系列觅食任务，即让猴子伸进不熟悉的盒子里取食物。记录与任务直接相关的行为。此外，在每次任务呈现之前进行观察，并与任务期间的等效行为进行比较。鞍背绢毛猴在基线条件和有任务存在时与其他物种有显著差异，它们接近任务的频率更低，时间更短。此外，所有物种的雄性和雌性也有显著差异，因为雌性更频繁地尝试任务，花费更长时间试图解决任务，并且更频繁地获取食物。这些结果被视为雄性对潜在繁殖期雌性“顺从”的证据。
