Psychological stressor caused alpha-male non-human-primate Macaca fascicularis to become agonistic when struggling over food

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https://doi.org/10.47679/jopp.311152021

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Agonistic, Aggressive, Behavior, Macaca fascicularis, Psychological, stressor

Abstract

Primates are the object of increased research recently. Experiments on non-human-primates (NHP) can determine their psychological level. NHP Macaca fascicularis is a primate that lives socially with a social hierarchy. Alpha-male becomes the leader of the group. Beneficial access is higher in alpha-male, against the conflicts to be initiated for certain interests. This study provides an overview of alpha-male aggressiveness in groups based on psychological stressors obtained during field observations. The research was conducted at Mbah Agung Karangbanar Religious Tourism Park, Central Java, Indonesia, group-size of 12 adult male, 14 adult female, 8 sub-adult male, 9 sub-adult female, 10 juvenile male, 14 juvenile female, and 6 infants. Aggressive observation (sampling-rules) is behavioral-animal sampling on alpha-male individuals and one individual for each age group as the subject of observation. Observations were carried out for 8 days with one-zero sampling. Adult male and alpha-male aggressive behavior ranked the highest during observation, that psychological stressors obtained.

Author Biographies

Rosyid Ridlo Al Hakim, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Department of Environmental Biology

Erie Kolya Nasution, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman

Department of Environmental Biology

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2021-06-21

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Al Hakim, R. R., & Nasution, E. K. (2021). Psychological stressor caused alpha-male non-human-primate Macaca fascicularis to become agonistic when struggling over food. Journal of Psychological Perspective, 3(1), 41–45. https://doi.org/10.47679/jopp.311152021

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Vol. 3 No. 1 (2021)

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