Urine washing and sniffing in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus): Testing functional hypotheses

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-72

  Campos, Fernando ^a   Manson, Joseph H ^b,c   Perry, Susan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cebus capucinus; Olfactory communication; Thermoregulation; Urine washing

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; HOME RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; OLFACTION; PRIMATE; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY; THERMOREGULATION; URINE;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS CAPUCINUS;

EID: 33947609710     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9105-5     Document Type: Article

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