Precise time-matching in chimpanzee allogrooming does not occur after a short delay.

Allogrooming is a key aspect of chimpanzee sociality and many studies have investigated the role of reciprocity in a biological market. One theoretical form of reciprocity is time-matching, where payback consists of an equal duration of effort (e.g. twenty seconds of grooming repaid with twenty seco...

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Main Authors: Steve Phelps, Wing Lon Ng, Mirco Musolesi, Yvan I Russell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6133271?pdf=render