Effects of colour vision phenotype on insect capture by a free-ranging population of white-faced capuchins, Cebus capucinus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 205-214

  Melin, Amanda D ^a   Fedigan, Linda M ^a   Hiramatsu, Chihiro ^b   Sendall, Courtney L ^a   Kawamura, Shoji ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cebus capucinus; detection and capture of camouflaged prey; foraging skills; polymorphic colour vision; visual communication; white faced capuchin

Indexed keywords

COLOR; INSECT; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY CAPTURE; PRIMATE; VISION;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA; GUANACASTE; SANTA ROSA NATIONAL PARK;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; EUTHERIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33845801323     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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