Adult-infant food transfer in common marmosets: An experimental study

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 301-312

  Brown, Gillian R ^a,b   Almond, Rosamunde E A ^a   Bates, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Food transfer; Marmosets; Novelty; Social learning

Indexed keywords

BEGGING BEHAVIOR; FEEDING ECOLOGY; PRIMATE; WEANING;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCE; MARMOSET; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; DIET; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PREFERENCES; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATION; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 19844370023     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20117     Document Type: Article

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