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E.J.A.M. de Laat

Utrecht UniversityORCID 0009-0002-4797-9765Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Organism:non-human primate· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Elisabeth H. M. SterckiD· 2 shared Jorg J. M. MasseniD· 2 shared Sophie WaasdorpiD· 2 shared Tom S. RothiD· 2 shared Adam N. ZeemaniD· 1 shared Aníta Rut GuðjónsdóttiriD· 1 shared Charlotte E. KluiveriD· 1 shared Debottam BhattacharjeeiD· 1 shared

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Despotic long-tailed macaques benefit others in a group service paradigm

E.J.A.M. de Laat, Sophie Waasdorp, Tom S. Roth, Jorg J. M. Massen, Elisabeth H. M. Sterck

This study shows long-tailed macaques exhibit prosocial behavior in a group service task, preferring to help kin, supporting the dyadic interdependence hypothesis over cooperative breeding and self-domestication hypotheses.

Behaviour · Nov 26, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition

Despotism promotes cooperation through enhanced interdependencies in non-human primate societies

Debottam Bhattacharjee, Tonko Willem Zijlstra, Tom S. Roth, Elena Belli, Sophie E. Calis, Paula Escriche Chova, Eythan Cousin, Jolanda A. de Jong, E.J.A.M. de Laat, Aníta Rut Guðjónsdóttir, Karline R. L. Janmaat, Elja J. Jeunink, Charlotte E. Kluiver, Penny E.N. Kuijer, Esmee Middelburg, , Jorg J. M. Massen

The paper investigates cooperation in macaque societies, finding that despotic societies exhibit higher within-group cooperation due to enhanced interdependencies.

bioRxiv · Mar 27, 2025 · PreprintAnimal Behavior & Cognition