Initial compatibility during a “Speed‐Dating” test predicts postpairing affiliation in titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 85; no. 7; pp. e23496 - n/a
• Main Authors: Baxter, Alexander, Lau, Allison R., Savidge, Logan E., Bales, Karen L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2023
• Subjects: Animals; Attachment; attachment theory; Birds; Bonding; Callicebus; Catalysts; Colonies; Colonies & territories; comparative animal model; Compatibility; Female; Housing; initial attraction; Interpersonal relations; Male; Mate selection; Membership; Monkeys; Monkeys & apes; Object Attachment; Pair Bond; pair bonding; Personal relationships; Pitheciidae; Plecturocebus cupreus; Popularity; Primates; Proximity; Quality; Social Behavior; Social Relations Model; Tails; Tests; pair bonding; Social Relations Model; comparative animal model; attachment theory; initial attraction

Behavioral compatibility plays a critical role in shaping how potential mates interact with and evaluate each other and whether they choose to pursue a relationship. Compatibility is especially important for mate choice and relationship quality in pair‐bonding species that form long‐term attachments...