Social organization and space use of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) group
Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are enigmatic Old World primates whose social organization and ecology remain poorly known. Previous studies indicated, for example, that groups are composed of only adult females and their young or that several units composed of one adult male and several females make up larger permanent social units. Here, we present the first data on group composition and male ranging patterns from the only habituated wild mandrill group and examine how home range size and daily path length varied with environmental and demographic factors over a 15-month period. Our study site is located in southern Gabon where we followed the group on a daily basis, collecting data on presence, ranging, behavior, and parasite load of its individual members. Throughout the study, the group was made up of about 120 individuals, including several non-natal and natal adult and sub-adult males. One-male units were never observed. The mandrills traveled an estimated 0.44–6.50 km/day in a home range area of 866.7 ha. Exploratory analyses revealed that precipitation, the number of adult males present, and the richness of protozoan parasites were all positively correlated with daily path length. These results clarify the social system of mandrills and provide first insights into the factors that shape their ranging patterns.
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dig-cirad-fr-5768762024-01-28T22:48:31Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/576876/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/576876/ Social organization and space use of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) group. Brockmeyer Timo, Kappeler Peter M., Willaume Eric, Benoit Laure, Mboumba Sylvère, Charpentier Marie J.E.. 2015. American Journal of Primatology, 77 : 1036-1048.https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22439 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22439> Social organization and space use of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) group Brockmeyer, Timo Kappeler, Peter M. Willaume, Eric Benoit, Laure Mboumba, Sylvère Charpentier, Marie J.E. eng 2015 American Journal of Primatology L20 - Écologie animale primate structure sociale écologie animale locomotion distribution spatiale comportement animal génétique animale mâle http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6181 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7135 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_427 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4413 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_36230 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8811 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_49986 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_15995 Gabon http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3161 Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are enigmatic Old World primates whose social organization and ecology remain poorly known. Previous studies indicated, for example, that groups are composed of only adult females and their young or that several units composed of one adult male and several females make up larger permanent social units. Here, we present the first data on group composition and male ranging patterns from the only habituated wild mandrill group and examine how home range size and daily path length varied with environmental and demographic factors over a 15-month period. Our study site is located in southern Gabon where we followed the group on a daily basis, collecting data on presence, ranging, behavior, and parasite load of its individual members. Throughout the study, the group was made up of about 120 individuals, including several non-natal and natal adult and sub-adult males. One-male units were never observed. The mandrills traveled an estimated 0.44–6.50 km/day in a home range area of 866.7 ha. Exploratory analyses revealed that precipitation, the number of adult males present, and the richness of protozoan parasites were all positively correlated with daily path length. These results clarify the social system of mandrills and provide first insights into the factors that shape their ranging patterns. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/576876/7/576876_version_editee.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22439 10.1002/ajp.22439 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/ajp.22439 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22439 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/purl/http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.22439/pdf |
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Mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) are enigmatic Old World primates whose social organization and ecology remain poorly known. Previous studies indicated, for example, that groups are composed of only adult females and their young or that several units composed of one adult male and several females make up larger permanent social units. Here, we present the first data on group composition and male ranging patterns from the only habituated wild mandrill group and examine how home range size and daily path length varied with environmental and demographic factors over a 15-month period. Our study site is located in southern Gabon where we followed the group on a daily basis, collecting data on presence, ranging, behavior, and parasite load of its individual members. Throughout the study, the group was made up of about 120 individuals, including several non-natal and natal adult and sub-adult males. One-male units were never observed. The mandrills traveled an estimated 0.44–6.50 km/day in a home range area of 866.7 ha. Exploratory analyses revealed that precipitation, the number of adult males present, and the richness of protozoan parasites were all positively correlated with daily path length. These results clarify the social system of mandrills and provide first insights into the factors that shape their ranging patterns. |
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Brockmeyer, Timo Kappeler, Peter M. Willaume, Eric Benoit, Laure Mboumba, Sylvère Charpentier, Marie J.E. |
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Social organization and space use of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) group |
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Social organization and space use of a wild mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) group |
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