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Space to choose: Network analysis of social preferences in a captive chimpanzee community, and implications for management

机译：选择空间：圈养黑猩猩社区的社会偏好的网络分析及其对管理的启示

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Social network analysis (SNA) is rapidly gaining popularity in primatology, but its application to the management of zoo-housed primates has been largely overlooked. Here I use SNA techniques to explore the social structure of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) housed in the new "Budongo Trail" exhibit at Edinburgh Zoo, UK. Given that individuals have extensive space (2332m~2), and access to several interconnected exhibit sections, I test the hypothesis that individuals are able to choose to interact with specific social partners. Spatial association and social interaction data were recorded from 400 focal watches on 11 individuals, and association, affiliative, and agonistic networks were constructed. Matrix correlations showed that individuals who spent time in close proximity were likely to affiliate with one another, but spatial association did not predict the frequency of agonistic encounters. Cluster analysis revealed significantly distinct sub-groups in the affiliative network (but not association or agonistic networks) in line with maternal kinship. Overall my findings support the hypothesis that the Budongo Trail exhibit facilitates the expression of social preferences, and suggests that SNA can be a useful tool to study zoo primates when proximity between individuals is not forced (i.e. in large, modern exhibits). Now that I have validated a set of SNA methods for this community, they can be used to trace changes in social dynamics over a longer time period, and ultimately assist zoo staff in their management decisions.
机译：社交网络分析（SNA）在灵长类动物学中迅速流行，但是在管理动物园寄养的灵长类动物中的应用却被大大忽略。在这里，我使用SNA技术探索了位于英国爱丁堡动物园的新“ Budongo小径”展览中的黑猩猩（泛穴居动物）的社会结构。鉴于个人有广阔的空间（2332m〜2），并且可以访问几个相互关联的展览区域，因此我检验了个人能够选择与特定的社会伙伴互动的假设。从11位个体的400个焦点手表中记录了空间联想和社交互动数据，并建立了联想，隶属关系和激动网络。矩阵相关性表明，在附近度过时间的人很可能会相互依附，但空间关联并不能预测激动性相遇的频率。聚类分析显示，与母亲的亲属关系密切相关的联结网络（但没有关联或激动网络）中的亚群明显不同。总的来说，我的发现支持了Budongo Trail展览有助于社会偏好表达的假说，并表明SNA可以成为研究动物园灵长类动物的有效工具，当不强迫个体之间接近时（即在大型现代展览中）。现在，我已经为该社区验证了一套SNA方法，可以将它们用于追踪较长时期内社会动态的变化，并最终帮助动物园工作人员做出管理决策。

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