Associate Professor at University of Michigan interested in primates, cognition, development & evolution
Cognitive Evolution Group: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/cognitive-evolution/
Primate Learning in Action: https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/primatelearning/
Alexandra Rosati
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Primates like these #Barbary #macaques at Trentham Monkey Forest love to #groom!
We are excited to be back to start some new research examining how these monkeys think and make social decisions.
Did you know male #Barbary #macaques will carry infants from the group? Males show high rates of #infant #handling compared to other primates, and will even carry young, unweaned infants around.
We implemented focal observations based on the Kibale Chimpanzee Project and found that (unlike in the wild) males and females exhibited similar affiliative behaviors, a high proportion of female aggression involved coalitions, and some adult females outranked a few lower-status adult males
