First record of mutual allogrooming in wild northern red muntjac Muntiacus Vaginalis

IF 1.1 4区生物学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

acta ethologica Pub Date : 2024-06-07 DOI:10.1007/s10211-024-00441-z

Harshvardhan Singh Rathore, Jagyandatt Pati, Bivash Pandav, Samrat Mondol

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We report the first record of mutual allogrooming in free-ranging wild northern red muntjac (Muntiacus vaginalis) from dense tropical forests of Similipal Tiger Reserve, Odisha, India. This observation is similar to reciprocal allogrooming behaviour between social partners, reported only in Impala (Aepyceros melampus) in free-ranging conditions. We video-recorded cooperative allogrooming between two female (one adult and another juvenile) northern red muntjacs. Behavioural quantification suggests that although both individuals exchanged equal numbers of grooming bouts, the adult female received a greater share of grooming time and episodes, respectively. The time spent on grooming as well as the number of tongue strokes delivered were found to be negatively correlated between the two individuals. The grooming pattern could possibly be attributed to kin selection and detailed work is required to understand this behaviour in this poorly-studied primitive deer. Our record indicates the possible existence of cooperative allogrooming in other ungulates of the Order Artiodactyla.

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首次记录到野生北红麂的相互舔食行为

我们首次报道了印度奥迪沙西米利帕尔老虎保护区茂密热带森林中自由放养的野生北红麂的相互舔吻行为。这一观察结果与社会伙伴之间的相互舔舐行为类似，只有在自由放养条件下的黑斑羚（Aepyceros melampus）中才有报道。我们录制了两只雌性（一只成年，另一只幼年）北方红麂之间的合作性同理行为。行为量化结果表明，虽然两只麂的梳理次数相等，但成年雌麂分别获得了更多的梳理时间和次数。研究发现，两个个体的梳理时间和舌头抚摸次数呈负相关。这种梳理模式可能是亲属选择的结果，要了解这种研究较少的原始鹿的这种行为，还需要进行详细的研究。我们的记录表明，在有蹄类的其他蹄类动物中也可能存在合作性的异体梳理行为。

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acta ethologica 生物-动物学

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期刊介绍： acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals. The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics. acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)