Gustatory responsiveness to food-associated acids in the spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi)

Primates

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 213-221

  Laska, Matthias ^a   Salazar, Laura Teresa Hernandez ^b   Rodriguez Luna, Ernesto ^b   Hudson, Robyn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD VERACRUZANA   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Acidic compounds; Ateles geoffroyi; Gustatory preference thresholds; Spider monkey; Taste sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ATELES GEOFFROYI; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 0008640273     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557803     Document Type: Article

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