Application of hierarchical linear modelling to the study of trajectories of behavioural development
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The hierarchical or multilevel analysis methods are more useful and appropriate for studying behavioral change and developmental trajectories than the mixed design ANOVA or the traditional regression analysis. The hierarchical linear modelling framework is applied to the behavioral development of infant carrying by the mother in a colony of hamadryas baboons during the infant's first year of life.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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Effect of resource competition on the long-term allocation of grooming by female baboons: evaluating Seyfarth's model
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An influential model that explains the long-term patterning of grooming relationships between female primates in terms of an interaction between the idealized females for valuable grooming partners is evaluated. The findings reveal that the grooming of female baboons is more diverse and that the mean rank distance separating partners increases when resource competition is greater.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2003
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Priority of access and grooming patterns of females in a large and a small group of olive baboons
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An alternative model for analyzing the influence of rank on grooming behavior in olive baboons is presented. It is shown that in the small troop, the groomee's rank explained the amount of variance in grooming but not the rank distance between the groomer and the groomee. In contrast, the opposite effect was observed in the large baboon troop.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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