Charpentier M.J.E. auteur aut IRD Prugnolle Franck auteur aut IRD Gimenez O. auteur aut IRD Widdig A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access The relationship between an individual's genotype and its phenotype is a central issue in biology, but one that is largely unexplored for the important phenotype of complex social behavior. Here we examine the relationship between heterozygosity and social behavior among unrelated adult female rhesus macaques living on the island of Cayo Santiago (Puerto Rico). We show that female macaques with lower mean neutral heterozygosity were discriminated against by their unrelated conspecifics: less heterozygous females received aggressive behavior at higher rates and received affiliation at lower rates than more heterozygous females. We demonstrate that these results are likely due to local genomic effects associated with particular microsatellite loci. Our study suggests that genetic characteristics can impact the way an individual experiences its social environment and that female macaques that are homozygous at two microsatellite loci appear to be less attractive social partners based on grooming and aggression received by unrelated conspecifics. specialized 080 38 2 151-158 2008 0001-8244 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040976 10.1007/s10519-008-9191-6 0001-8244 [F B010040976] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010040976 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2008/03/010040976.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2008-03-31 2017-08-23 fdi:010040976 fre