Department of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla.
Am J Primatol. 1983;5(2):93-109. doi: 10.1002/ajp.1350050202.
Wild male olive baboons (Papio anubis) used females and infants as agonistic buffers. Male residency status determined whether a male used females or whether they were used against him. The success of the strategy depended on the cooperation of the female and the context of the interaction. Female cooperation correlated with preexisting social affiliation with the male user. Male choice of female or infant buffers represented a compromise between the potential effectiveness of each in different situations and the social and spatial availability of females and infants. Nonreproductive social relationships may provide long-term strategic benefits to the individuals who invest in them.
野生雄性橄榄狒狒（Papio anubis）将雌性和幼崽用作竞争缓冲物。雄性的居留状态决定了雄性是使用雌性还是雌性被用来对付他。该策略的成功取决于雌性的合作以及互动的背景。雌性的合作与雄性使用者预先存在的社会关系有关。雄性对雌性或幼崽缓冲物的选择代表了在不同情况下每种缓冲物的潜在效果与雌性和幼崽的社会和空间可用性之间的妥协。非生殖性社会关系可能为投入其中的个体提供长期的战略利益。
