American Journal of Primatology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 87(1)

Published: Dec. 23, 2024

Intergroup competition for limited resources is a significant selection pressure that drives the evolution of animal society. The rhesus macaque (Macaca Mulatta) most widely distributed nonhuman primate in world and can adapt well to environments disturbed by humans. In some areas, human provisioning provides ample food macaques, leading an increase their population size, inevitably affecting patterns within between groups. this study, we focused on seven provisioned groups eco-tourism park Hainan, China, verify how impacted intergroup relationships. results showed that: (1) Peaceful coexistence was common form contacts; (2) Provisioning led contact conflicts, but monkeys tended avoid direct with other at main-provisioned sites high conflict risk. (3) Larger did not interfere each other's space use park, smaller were more easily tolerated (4) There no strict linear dominance relationships among monkey Overall, intensive satisfied energy requirement all our study site, reduction relative benefit conflict. Consequently, have adopted strategy avoids conflicts prevents escalation. We should pay attention behavior populations, which will help us better understand such as influenced social strategies groups, manage populations future.

Language: Английский