2013
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2468
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Evidence for tactical concealment in a wild primate

Abstract: Theory predicts that cheating individuals should alter their behaviour to avoid detection, yet empirical data for such 'deceptive' behaviour (and its putative consequence-punishment) is almost entirely absent from the literature. This dearth of evidence, particularly among primates, limits our understanding of the evolution of deception and punishment. Here, we quantify deception and punishment in a reproductive context in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada). Individuals involved in extra-pair copulations (9% … Show more

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“…Social rule learning is a critical component of primate cognitive development (Byrne and Bates, 2010; Cheney et al, 1995; Seyfarth and Cheney, 2012; Tomasello and Call, 1997), for which primates appear to have specialized mechanisms (Flombaum and Santos, 2005; Hare et al, 2001; van de Waal et al, 2013; Voelkl and Huber, 2007). Nonhuman primates can exhibit social tactics familiar to humans, such as deception and strategic alliances (Byrne and Whiten, 1989; le Roux et al, 2012; Palombit et al, 1997). Thus the social landscape of primates is fraught with unique challenges and opportunities (Toarmino et al, In Press).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Social rule learning is a critical component of primate cognitive development (Byrne and Bates, 2010; Cheney et al, 1995; Seyfarth and Cheney, 2012; Tomasello and Call, 1997), for which primates appear to have specialized mechanisms (Flombaum and Santos, 2005; Hare et al, 2001; van de Waal et al, 2013; Voelkl and Huber, 2007). Nonhuman primates can exhibit social tactics familiar to humans, such as deception and strategic alliances (Byrne and Whiten, 1989; le Roux et al, 2012; Palombit et al, 1997). Thus the social landscape of primates is fraught with unique challenges and opportunities (Toarmino et al, In Press).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Individual variation in the nature of these social bonds has direct fitness consequences—for example, the sociality of adult female baboons (as measured by grooming and proximity to others) is positively associated with both their own (Smuts, 1985; Palombit et al, 1997; Silk et al, 2010b) and their offspring's survival (Silk, 2007). It is the dynamic and multi-facetted nature of these social relationships, and the need for individual primates both to keep track of its own relationships, and the relationships of other group members (third party relationships), that is hypothesized to drive the social complexity of primate life (Silk, 1999; Engh et al, 2006; le Roux et al, 2013; Roberts and Roberts, 2015). …”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These uses of deception, however, bear a common risk: if deceptive signals are used too frequently or out of context, receivers can learn to recognize them and eventually ignore or even punish the signaler [1][2][3]10]. Animals are known to ''negotiate'' such deceptive constraints with genetic adaptations (i.e., polymorphisms) [6] or by opportunistically switching between deceptive and nondeceptive signals [1,7,8]. Nonetheless, how obligate deceivers, such as many mimics, limit the costs imposed by deceptive constraints remains unclear.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Animals commonly use deceptive signals to increase access to food [1], reproductive opportunities [8], or protection from predation [9]. These uses of deception, however, bear a common risk: if deceptive signals are used too frequently or out of context, receivers can learn to recognize them and eventually ignore or even punish the signaler [1][2][3]10].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%