Social facilitation of fur rubbing behavior in white-faced capuchins

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-168

  Meunier, Hélène ^a,b,c   Petit, O ^a   Deneubourg, J L ^b  

^a IPHC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES SUBATOMIQUES   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral synchronization; Cebus capucinus; Collective phenomenon; Self medication; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CLEANING BEHAVIOR; CONSPECIFIC; ECTOPARASITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACILITATION; OPTIMIZATION; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNCHRONY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROOMING; HAIR; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROOMING; HAIR; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL FACILITATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

ALLIUM CEPA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS CAPUCINUS;

EID: 38949120192     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20468     Document Type: Article

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