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Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship.

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White, FJ; Burton, AS; Buchholz, S; Glander, KE
Published in: American journal of primatology
January 1992

The relationship between a mother and an adult daughter is examined in a group of free-ranging ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata) at the Duke University Primate Center (DUPC). Although the two females were affiliative during the birth season, interactions during the mating season were predominantly agonistic. The maturing daughter was dominant to the mother, as has been observed in many caged social groups at the DUPC. Although both mother and daughter produced offspring in the same group, the daughter subsequently aggressively evicted the mother from the enclosure. It was not possible to maintain more than one long-term resident breeding female in the same social group. This pattern contrasts with observations of affiliation among breeding females in the wild. © 1992 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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American journal of primatology

DOI

EISSN

1098-2345

ISSN

0275-2565

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

281 / 287

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 1601 Anthropology
  • 0608 Zoology
 

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White, F. J., Burton, A. S., Buchholz, S., & Glander, K. E. (1992). Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship. American Journal of Primatology, 28(4), 281–287. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350280406
White, Frances J., Ann S. Burton, Susan Buchholz, and Kenneth E. Glander. “Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship.American Journal of Primatology 28, no. 4 (January 1992): 281–87. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.1350280406.
White FJ, Burton AS, Buchholz S, Glander KE. Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship. American journal of primatology. 1992 Jan;28(4):281–7.
White, Frances J., et al. “Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship.American Journal of Primatology, vol. 28, no. 4, Jan. 1992, pp. 281–87. Epmc, doi:10.1002/ajp.1350280406.
White FJ, Burton AS, Buchholz S, Glander KE. Social organization of free-ranging ruffed lemurs, Varecia variegata variegata: mother-adult daughter relationship. American journal of primatology. 1992 Jan;28(4):281–287.
Journal cover image

Published In

American journal of primatology

DOI

EISSN

1098-2345

ISSN

0275-2565

Publication Date

January 1992

Volume

28

Issue

4

Start / End Page

281 / 287

Related Subject Headings

  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • 3109 Zoology
  • 1601 Anthropology
  • 0608 Zoology