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MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large-scale collaboration.

Delphine De Moor¹, Macaela Skelton¹,

¹School of Psychology, Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.

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MacaqueNet created a standardized, searchable database for macaque social behavior, compiling data from 14 species. This collaborative effort facilitates cross-species research and promotes data sharing among scientists.

Keywords:

Macaca comparative research data sharing database primates repository social networks team science

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Area of Science:

Ethology
Comparative Psychology
Bioinformatics

Background:

Vast amounts of animal behavioral data exist but are underutilized for cross-species comparisons due to standardization challenges.
Lack of accessible, standardized databases hinders systematic research on ecological and evolutionary drivers of animal behavior variation.
Big-team approaches offer a solution by pooling data and expertise, promoting data sharing and reuse.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce MacaqueNet, a global collaborative database for standardized macaque social behavior data.
To facilitate reliable cross-species comparisons of affiliative and agonistic behaviors in macaques.
To provide a replicable template for establishing large-scale, collaborative comparative databases.

Main Methods:

Established a global collaboration of over 100 researchers.
Developed standardized protocols for data entry and retrieval.
Created an R package for data standardization, website code, database structure, and data sharing terms.

Main Results:

MacaqueNet database includes data from 1981 to present, covering 61 populations across 14 macaque species.
It is the first publicly searchable and standardized database for affiliative and agonistic animal social behavior.
All component resources are openly accessible, enabling replication.

Conclusions:

MacaqueNet unlocks the potential of cross-species data for macaque social behavior research.
The project demonstrates the effectiveness of large-scale collaborations in creating valuable scientific resources.
MacaqueNet serves as a model for future comparative database initiatives.