Radhakrishna, Sindhu and Singh, Mewa
(2002)
Social Behaviour of the Slender Loris (Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus).
Folia Primatologica, 73 (4).
pp. 181-196.
| Abstract: |
The social behaviour of the nocturnal prosimian Loris tardigradus lydekkerianus in
its natural habitat was studied for 21 months in a scrub jungle in Dindigul, south India. A
total of 22,834 scans were collected during 2656 hours of observation on identified and
unidentified lorises. Social interactions were observed between individuals of all age-sex
classes, both during the night and when the animals met to sleep together at dawn. The
majority of aggressive encounters between individuals occurred in territorial and mating
contexts. Individuals also communicated with each other through chemical and vocal signals.
Adults and sub-adults of both sexes were observed to immigrate into the study area leading to
social interactions with resident individuals.
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| Item Type: |
Journal Paper
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| Additional Information: |
The Copyright belongs to Karger. |
| Keywords: |
Slender loris;Social behaviour;Sleeping groups;Allogrooming;Intraspecific aggression;Migration;Urine-marking;Vocalisations |
| Subjects: |
School of Natural and Engineering Sciences > Animal Behaviour |
| Date Deposited: |
19 May 2006 |
| Last Modified: |
07 Jul 2007 15:47 |
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| URI: |
http://eprints.nias.res.in/id/eprint/69 |
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