{"pk":5510,"title":"Methodological Considerations for Comparison of Cross-species Use of Tactile Contact","subtitle":null,"abstract":"Cross-species comparisons are benefited by compatible datasets; conclusions related to phylogenetic comparisons, questions on convergent and divergent evolution, or homologs versus analogs can only be made when the behaviors being measured are comparable. A direct comparison of the social function of physical contact across two disparate taxa is possible only if data collection and analyses methodologies are analogous. We identify and discuss the parameters, assumptions and measurement schemes applicable to multiple taxa and species that facilitate cross-species comparisons. To illustrate our proposed guidelines for evaluating the role played by tactile contact in social behavior across disparate taxa, this paper presents data on mother-offspring relationships in the two species studied by the authors: chimpanzees (\nPan troglodytes schweinfurthii\n) and dolphins (bottlenose and spotted, \nTursiops truncatus\n and \nStenella frontalis\n, respectively). Cross-species comparative studies allow for a more comprehensive assessment of the similarities and differences with respect to how animals traverse the relationships that form their social groups and societies.","language":"en","license":{"name":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0","short_name":"CC BY 4.0","text":"Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0"},"keywords":[{"word":"dolphin, chimpanzee, tactile contact, touch, cross-species comparisons, mother-offspring interaction"}],"section":"Special Issue on Contact","is_remote":true,"remote_url":"https://escholarship.org/uc/item/1m99p540","frozenauthors":[{"first_name":"Kathleen","middle_name":"M","last_name":"Dudzinski","name_suffix":"","institution":"Dolphin Communication Project","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Heather","middle_name":"M","last_name":"Hill","name_suffix":"","institution":"St. Mary's University","department":"None"},{"first_name":"Maria","middle_name":"","last_name":"Botero","name_suffix":"","institution":"Sam Houston State University","department":"None"}],"date_submitted":"2018-09-07T13:14:19-07:00","date_accepted":"2018-09-07T13:14:19-07:00","date_published":"2019-03-25T00:00:00-07:00","render_galley":null,"galleys":[{"label":"","type":"","path":"https://journalpub.escholarship.org/uclapsych_ijcp/article/5510/galley/3335/download/"}]}