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Table 3 Percentage of usage of the call types (Mean ± SD) in the different contexts

From: Vocal communication in a complex multi-level society: constrained acoustic structure and flexible call usage in Guinea baboons

Context

Scream

Grunt

Roar grunt

Bark

Wahoo

Forage/Travel

 

♂ 7.1 ± 3.4%

♂ 11.0 ± 15.6%

♀ 73.7 ± 20.7%

♂ 80.0 ± 22.4%

♀ 11.2 ± 9.8%

Alarm

♀ 8.3 ± 15.6%

 

♂ 5.3 ± 7.5%

♀ 20.7 ± 26.1%

♂ 11.7 ± 18.6%

Agonistic

♂ 100.0 ± 0.0%

 

♂ 83.3 ± 23.6%

♀ 5.7 ± 9.8%

♂ 8.3 ± 18.6%

♀ 91.5 ± 16.0%

Affiliation

 

♂ 39.3 ± 5.1%

   
  

♀ 48.1 ± 18.9%

   

Infant handling

 

♂ 25.2 ± 4.5%

   

♀ 20.2 ± 8.5%

Greeting

 

♂ 28.4 ± 9.5%

   

♀ 20.5 ± 19.8%