Nash Leanne T, Chilton Shawn-Marie
Department of Anthropology, Arizona State University, Tempe.
Am J Primatol. 1986;10(1):37-49. doi: 10.1002/ajp.1350100105.
The influences of cage size and novelty on the behavior of Galago senegalensis braccatus were examined in two captive groups (five adults and one immature per group) having similarly furnished but unequally sized cages. One group experienced expansion, and the other experienced contraction of space. Each group experienced the novelty of a new cage and return to its old cage. Exploration, nonsocial activity, and social sniffing behaviors were most frequent in both groups during the novelty phase independent of cage size. These behaviors remained elevated after return to the original cage. This pattern indicated that novelty, not space, was responsible for these behavioral changes. The increase in social sniffing indicated that group members may use olfactory cues to recognize each other, expecially when the setting is novel. In both groups, frequencies of displacements and chases were highest in the smaller space. Group differences in behavior prior to cage change also influenced a group's response to change.
在两个圈养组（每组五只成年个体和一只未成年个体）中，研究了笼子大小和新奇感对 Senegal Galago braccatus 行为的影响。这两个组的笼子布置相似，但大小不同。一组经历了空间扩展，另一组经历了空间收缩。每个组都体验了新笼子的新奇感，并回到原来的笼子。在新奇阶段，两组的探索、非社交活动和社交嗅探行为最为频繁，且与笼子大小无关。回到原来的笼子后，这些行为仍然保持较高水平。这种模式表明，是新奇感而非空间导致了这些行为变化。社交嗅探行为的增加表明，群体成员可能利用嗅觉线索相互识别，尤其是在环境新奇的时候。在两个组中，较小空间内的驱赶和追逐频率最高。笼子变化之前的行为组间差异也影响了一个组对变化的反应。
