Effect of spatial crowding on aggressive behavior in a bonobo colony Koninklijke Maatschappij voor Dierkunde van Antwerpen
According to a previously proposed coping model (De Waal [1989) Zoo Biol. I(suppl):141-148), gregarious primates will react to crowding by adjusting their behavior in order to limit the amount of aggression displayed. Depending on the duration of the crowding, this can be achieved by the use of different strategies. Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) react to a medium-term duration of spatial crowding by an active tension-reduction mechanism whereby ...