Challenging the contest vs. scramble dichotomy in social competition: mixed conditions allow disparately ranked monkeys to get equivalent food but experiencing more competition still leads to risk-averse decisions
Our findings suggest that though greater scramble competition minimizes differences in food intake, risk avoidance still exerts powerful effects on the foraging route choices of those experiencing competition.
Authors
- Julie A. Teichroeb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0908-156X)
- T. Jean M. Arseneau‐Robar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-8287)
- Erica J. Fowler
- Wilson Mutebi
Institutions
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Scarborough Health Network (CA)
- Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
- Published
- 2025-12-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fnbeh.2025.1695267
- Primary Topic
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Toronto