Carol M Berman
Biographic Data
| ID | 4298607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Carol M Berman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Carol M |
| FAMILY NAME | Berman |
| SIGNATURE | BERMAN C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Buffalo, State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7328-2588 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 44 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Do Responses of Wild Macaca nigra to Crop Defense Resemble Responses to Predators
Monkey business
Anthropogenic influences on primate antipredator behavior and implications for research and conservation
Predation risk affects prey species' behavior, even in the absence of a direct threat, but human‐induced environmental change may disturb ecologically significant predator–prey interactions. Here, we propose various ways in which knowledge of antipredator tactics, behavioral risk effects, and primate–predator interactions could assist in identifying human‐caused disruption to natural systems. Using behavior to evaluate primate responses to the on…
Time matching between grooming partners
Primatologists have long focused on grooming exchanges to examine aspects of social relationships, co‐operation, and social cognition. One particular interest is the extent to which reciprocating grooming partners time match, and the time frame over which they do so. Conclusions about time matching vary across species. Generally, researchers focus on the duration of pauses between grooming episodes that involve a switch in partner roles and choos…
Body signals used during social play in captive immature western lowland gorillas
The influence of phylogeny, social style, and sociodemographic factors on macaque social network structure
Among nonhuman primates, the evolutionary underpinnings of variation in social structure remain debated, with both ancestral relationships and adaptation to current conditions hypothesized to play determining roles. Here we assess whether interspecific variation in higher-order aspects of female macaque (genus: Macaca) dominance and grooming social structure show phylogenetic signals, that is, greater similarity among more closely-related species…
Primate Kinship
Research on Cayo Santiago and Japan deserves credit for launching the study of primate kinship and for continuing to help shape it in important ways. This review describes the origins of kinship research on Cayo Santiago, beginning with Donald Sade's pioneering work establishing the concepts of kin preferences, matrilineal dominance systems and incest avoidance. It then reviews subsequent research by later Cayo Santiago researchers and alumni, fo…
Kin‐Directed Behavior in Primates
Kinship was one of the first foundational principles of primate social organization to be recognized and to be viewed within an explicit evolutionary framework, specifically kin selection theory. Over time we have come to appreciate how much kinship structures and kin preferences vary between and within species, and how they are constrained by demography, life history characteristics, ecology, and mechanisms for recognizing kin. We have only rece…
Primate Tourism
Primate tourism is a growing phenomenon, with increasing pressure coming from several directions: the private sector, governments, and conservation agencies. At the same time, some primate sites are working to exclude or severely restrict tourism because of problems that have developed as a result. Indeed, tourism has proven costly to primates due to factors such as disease, stress, social disruption, vulnerability to poachers, and interference w…
Body signals during social play in free‐ranging rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta )
Social play involves one of the most sophisticated types of communication, that is, the use of play signals. Most primate research on play signals has focused on the use of the play face. However, some species appear to exhibit a variety of play signals. For example, rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) have been reported to use body movements or postures that might have signal value during social play, in addition to the play face. However, it is not…
Consistency of dominance rank order
In nonhuman primate social groups, dominance ranks are usually assigned to individuals based on outcomes of dyadic agonistic encounters. Multiple approaches have been used, but currently there is no consensus. One approach, David's Scores (DS), offers dual advantages of yielding cardinal scores that may in turn be used to compute hierarchical steepness. Here we correlate rank orders yielded by DS with those yielded by both the traditionally used …
Hierarchical Steepness, Counter‐Aggression, and Macaque Social Style Scale
Nonhuman primates show remarkable variation in several aspects of social structure. One way to characterize this variation in the genus M acaca is through the concept of social style, which is based on the observation that several social traits appear to covary with one another in a linear or at least continuous manner. In practice, macaques are more simply characterized as fitting a four‐grade scale in which species range from extremely despotic…
Using biological markets principles to examine patterns of grooming exchange in Macaca thibetana
Biological markets principles offer testable hypotheses to explain variation in grooming exchange patterns among nonhuman primates. They predict that when within‐group contest competition (WGC) is high and dominance hierarchies steep, grooming interchange with other “commodity” behaviors (such as agonistic support) should prevail. In contrast, when WGC is low and gradients shallow, market theory predicts that grooming reciprocity should prevail. …
Primate Tourism, Range Restriction, and Infant Risk Among Macaca thibetana at Mt. Huangshan, China
Postconflict Affiliation Between Former Opponents in Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Kinship and behavior in primates
Dominance Style Among Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Impact of Translocation, Provisioning and Range Restriction on a Group of Macaca thibetana
Changes in yearling rhesus monkeys’ relationships with their mothers after sibling birth
The birth of a new sibling is believed to signify an abrupt and important transition in a young primate’s relationship with its mother—one that is of potential importance from at least three theoretical perspectives: attachment theory, parent–offspring conflict theory, and dynamic assessment models. This study examines changes in relationships between free‐ranging yearling rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) and their mothers concomitant with the b…
On the quantification of suckling intensity in primates
The inhibitory effect that suckling has on the reproductive function of primate mothers varies as a function of the intensity with which they are suckled. Here we present an easily computed index of one parameter of suckling intensity, namely the temporal patterning of suckling bouts. High intensity suckling is characterized by frequent nursing bouts demarcated by short interbout intervals. Therefore, our suckling index is based on the brevity of…
Control of postpartum mating behavior in free‐ranging rhesus monkeys
This paper explores the effect that a dependent rhesus macaque infant ( Macaca mulatta ) has on the timing of its mother's resumption of mating. Toward this end, behavioral data from the rhesus populations at Tughlaqabad, India, and Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico, are compared. Specifically, the intervals between parturition and subsequent resumption of mating for individual parous females are examined in order to shed light on the relative importanc…
Age- and dominance-related variation in feeding time among free-ranging female rhesus monkeys
Consistency in maternal behavior within families of free‐ranging rhesus monkeys
This paper assesses the extent to which free‐ranging rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) on Cayo Santiago show consistent mother–infant interaction with individual infants over time and consistent maternal styles from one infant to another. Inter‐pair differences in several measures of mother–infant interaction related to proximity and contact were correlated positively and highly significantly between 6‐week age periods. Analysis of variance metho…
A nonintrusive method for determining relative body fat in free‐ranging monkeys
A procedure is described for designing simple obesity rating scales for use with free‐ranging rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ). Ratings are based on observers' judgments of degree of overall obesity of individual monkeys. The procedure was tested separately on samples of males and females over 2 successive years. Within each of these four samples, observers' judgments were both highly reliable and highly correlated with actual measures of body w…
The social development of an orphaned rhesus infant on Cayo Santiago
The social development of a free‐ranging male rhesus ( Macaca mulatta ) infant is described qualitatively and quantitatively from birth to orphaning at nearly 11 weeks of age, and then to 30 weeks of age. Initially the orphan was cared for by four males, but was subsequently adopted by his nulliparous sister. Measures of foster mother‐orphan interaction were compared with measures of mother‐infant interaction for a control sample of 20 mother‐inf…
Early agonistic experience and rank acquisition among free-ranging infant rhesus monkeys
Dominance Style Among Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Primate Tourism, Range Restriction, and Infant Risk Among Macaca thibetana at Mt. Huangshan, China
Impact of Translocation, Provisioning and Range Restriction on a Group of Macaca thibetana
Age- and dominance-related variation in feeding time among free-ranging female rhesus monkeys
Do Responses of Wild Macaca nigra to Crop Defense Resemble Responses to Predators
Postconflict Affiliation Between Former Opponents in Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Early agonistic experience and rank acquisition among free-ranging infant rhesus monkeys
The social development of an orphaned rhesus infant on Cayo Santiago
The social development of a free‐ranging male rhesus ( Macaca mulatta ) infant is described qualitatively and quantitatively from birth to orphaning at nearly 11 weeks of age, and then to 30 weeks of age. Initially the orphan was cared for by four males, but was subsequently adopted by his nulliparous sister. Measures of foster mother‐orphan interaction were compared with measures of mother‐infant interaction for a control sample of 20 mother‐inf…
A nonintrusive method for determining relative body fat in free‐ranging monkeys
A procedure is described for designing simple obesity rating scales for use with free‐ranging rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ). Ratings are based on observers' judgments of degree of overall obesity of individual monkeys. The procedure was tested separately on samples of males and females over 2 successive years. Within each of these four samples, observers' judgments were both highly reliable and highly correlated with actual measures of body w…
Consistency in maternal behavior within families of free‐ranging rhesus monkeys
This paper assesses the extent to which free‐ranging rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) on Cayo Santiago show consistent mother–infant interaction with individual infants over time and consistent maternal styles from one infant to another. Inter‐pair differences in several measures of mother–infant interaction related to proximity and contact were correlated positively and highly significantly between 6‐week age periods. Analysis of variance metho…
Age- and dominance-related variation in feeding time among free-ranging female rhesus monkeys
Control of postpartum mating behavior in free‐ranging rhesus monkeys
This paper explores the effect that a dependent rhesus macaque infant ( Macaca mulatta ) has on the timing of its mother's resumption of mating. Toward this end, behavioral data from the rhesus populations at Tughlaqabad, India, and Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico, are compared. Specifically, the intervals between parturition and subsequent resumption of mating for individual parous females are examined in order to shed light on the relative importanc…
On the quantification of suckling intensity in primates
The inhibitory effect that suckling has on the reproductive function of primate mothers varies as a function of the intensity with which they are suckled. Here we present an easily computed index of one parameter of suckling intensity, namely the temporal patterning of suckling bouts. High intensity suckling is characterized by frequent nursing bouts demarcated by short interbout intervals. Therefore, our suckling index is based on the brevity of…
Changes in yearling rhesus monkeys’ relationships with their mothers after sibling birth
The birth of a new sibling is believed to signify an abrupt and important transition in a young primate’s relationship with its mother—one that is of potential importance from at least three theoretical perspectives: attachment theory, parent–offspring conflict theory, and dynamic assessment models. This study examines changes in relationships between free‐ranging yearling rhesus monkeys ( Macaca mulatta ) and their mothers concomitant with the b…
Impact of Translocation, Provisioning and Range Restriction on a Group of Macaca thibetana
Kinship and behavior in primates
Dominance Style Among Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Postconflict Affiliation Between Former Opponents in Macaca thibetana on Mt. Huangshan, China
Primate Tourism, Range Restriction, and Infant Risk Among Macaca thibetana at Mt. Huangshan, China
Using biological markets principles to examine patterns of grooming exchange in Macaca thibetana
Biological markets principles offer testable hypotheses to explain variation in grooming exchange patterns among nonhuman primates. They predict that when within‐group contest competition (WGC) is high and dominance hierarchies steep, grooming interchange with other “commodity” behaviors (such as agonistic support) should prevail. In contrast, when WGC is low and gradients shallow, market theory predicts that grooming reciprocity should prevail. …
Hierarchical Steepness, Counter‐Aggression, and Macaque Social Style Scale
Nonhuman primates show remarkable variation in several aspects of social structure. One way to characterize this variation in the genus M acaca is through the concept of social style, which is based on the observation that several social traits appear to covary with one another in a linear or at least continuous manner. In practice, macaques are more simply characterized as fitting a four‐grade scale in which species range from extremely despotic…
Consistency of dominance rank order
In nonhuman primate social groups, dominance ranks are usually assigned to individuals based on outcomes of dyadic agonistic encounters. Multiple approaches have been used, but currently there is no consensus. One approach, David's Scores (DS), offers dual advantages of yielding cardinal scores that may in turn be used to compute hierarchical steepness. Here we correlate rank orders yielded by DS with those yielded by both the traditionally used …
Primate Tourism
Primate tourism is a growing phenomenon, with increasing pressure coming from several directions: the private sector, governments, and conservation agencies. At the same time, some primate sites are working to exclude or severely restrict tourism because of problems that have developed as a result. Indeed, tourism has proven costly to primates due to factors such as disease, stress, social disruption, vulnerability to poachers, and interference w…
Body signals during social play in free‐ranging rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta )
Social play involves one of the most sophisticated types of communication, that is, the use of play signals. Most primate research on play signals has focused on the use of the play face. However, some species appear to exhibit a variety of play signals. For example, rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) have been reported to use body movements or postures that might have signal value during social play, in addition to the play face. However, it is not…
Kin‐Directed Behavior in Primates
Kinship was one of the first foundational principles of primate social organization to be recognized and to be viewed within an explicit evolutionary framework, specifically kin selection theory. Over time we have come to appreciate how much kinship structures and kin preferences vary between and within species, and how they are constrained by demography, life history characteristics, ecology, and mechanisms for recognizing kin. We have only rece…
Primate Kinship
Research on Cayo Santiago and Japan deserves credit for launching the study of primate kinship and for continuing to help shape it in important ways. This review describes the origins of kinship research on Cayo Santiago, beginning with Donald Sade's pioneering work establishing the concepts of kin preferences, matrilineal dominance systems and incest avoidance. It then reviews subsequent research by later Cayo Santiago researchers and alumni, fo…
Body signals used during social play in captive immature western lowland gorillas
The influence of phylogeny, social style, and sociodemographic factors on macaque social network structure
Among nonhuman primates, the evolutionary underpinnings of variation in social structure remain debated, with both ancestral relationships and adaptation to current conditions hypothesized to play determining roles. Here we assess whether interspecific variation in higher-order aspects of female macaque (genus: Macaca) dominance and grooming social structure show phylogenetic signals, that is, greater similarity among more closely-related species…
Time matching between grooming partners
Primatologists have long focused on grooming exchanges to examine aspects of social relationships, co‐operation, and social cognition. One particular interest is the extent to which reciprocating grooming partners time match, and the time frame over which they do so. Conclusions about time matching vary across species. Generally, researchers focus on the duration of pauses between grooming episodes that involve a switch in partner roles and choos…
Anthropogenic influences on primate antipredator behavior and implications for research and conservation
Predation risk affects prey species' behavior, even in the absence of a direct threat, but human‐induced environmental change may disturb ecologically significant predator–prey interactions. Here, we propose various ways in which knowledge of antipredator tactics, behavioral risk effects, and primate–predator interactions could assist in identifying human‐caused disruption to natural systems. Using behavior to evaluate primate responses to the on…
Monkey business
Primate Behavior and Ecology (25 works) · Biology (24 works) · Psychology (21 works) · Animal Behavior and Reproduction (18 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (15 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Aggression (10 works) · Demography (10 works) · Zoology (10 works) · Animal ecology (9 works)