Table 2. Individual frequency of contest hoots in the challenge and play contexts for each signaller of group 1 and 2.
Study group | Signallers | Age class | Social status | N contest hoots | |
Challenge (N = 460) | Play (N = 125) | ||||
1 | Manono | A | α | 73 | 0 |
1 | Kikwit | A | I | 13 | 0 |
1 | Fizi | SA | α | 38 | 0 |
1 | Lomami | SA | I | 103 | 35 |
1 | Api | SA | I | 82 | 54 |
1 | Matadi | SA | I | 9 | 4 |
1 | Dilolo | SA | I | 37 | 10 |
2 | Keza | A | H | 79 | 6 |
2 | Mbandaka | SA | α | 10 | 14 |
2 | Ilebo | SA | I | 16 | 2 |
Age classes; A: adult, SA: subadult. Social status; α: alpha male; H: high-ranking; I: intermediate-ranking; L: low-ranking.