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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Nogueira SS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943707 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20160713 7
Grunt-like calls are present in the vocal repertoire of many group-living mammals and seem to facilitate social interactions between lower and higher-ranking members. The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) lives in stable hierarchical mixed-sex groups and like non-human primates, usually emits grunt-like calls following aggressive interactions, mainly during feeding contexts. We investigated the possible functions of peccaries' grunt-like calls and their relationship to the individuals' socia ...[more]