| Abstract: |
Determined the heart rate of 5 male squirrel monkeys by FM telemetry during the formation of status orders assessed with a full pair comparison design on 6 occasions over a 3-wk period. Heart rate was related to rank on the status order by a curvilinear function with the middle-ranking Ss showing the lowest heart rate during test sessions, but not during base-line measures taken in the home cage. This function is similar to that found previously for chickens establishing dominance orders. Relations between selected squirrel monkey behavior patterns are described |