The ecological role of the prehensile tail in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 325-339

  Garber, P A ^a   Rehg, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Locomotion; Platyrrhines; Posture; Prehensile tail

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; LOCOMOTION; NONHUMAN; TAIL;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; POSTURE; TAIL;

EID: 0032720644     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199911)110:3<325::AID-AJPA5>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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