Original title: Personality, social hierarchy and hormones in primates
Translated title: Personality, social hierarchy and hormones in primates
Authors: KONEČNÁ, Martina
Document type: Doctoral theses
Year: 2010
Language: cze
Abstract: This thesis deals with two main issues: personality (stable individual differences in behavior) and behavioral endocrinology (or socioendocrinology) in nonhuman primates. The first part of the thesis comprises of two primate personality studies of two species: Hanuman langurs and Barbary macaques. Two basic methods of animal personality research (behavioral coding and trait rating) were compared. Stability of personality assessments has been demonstrated. Social rank of individuals was used to validate the questionnaire ratings as well as to illustrate the independence and stability of personality assessment. The second part of the thesis is based on two studies investigating hormone levels in female Barbary macaques. The relationship between cortisol, testosterone, dominance hierarchy and behavior was investigated. And the possible effect of maternal hormone levels around the time of conception on the sex of an infant was evaluated.
Keywords: animal personality; Barbary macaques; cortisol; Hanuman langurs; social dominance; testosterone; animal personality; Barbary macaques; cortisol; Hanuman langurs; social dominance; testosterone
Citation: KONEČNÁ, Martina. Personality, social hierarchy and hormones in primates. České Budějovice, 2010. disertační práce (Ph.D.). JIHOČESKÁ UNIVERZITA V ČESKÝCH BUDĚJOVICÍCH. Přírodovědecká fakulta

Institution: University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (web)
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