Variability in food-processing behavior among white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) in Santa Rosa National Park, Costa Rica

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 63-73

  O'Malley, Robert C ^a   Fedigan, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cebines; Extractive foraging; Manipulation; Object use

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORAGING; MALE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEBUS; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 24044451556     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20186     Document Type: Article

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