Summation and quantity judgments of sequentially presented sets by capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 191-194

  Beran, Michael J ^a   Evans, Theodore A ^a   Leighty, Katherine A ^b   Harris, Emily H ^a   Rice, Daniel ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Disney's Animal Kingdom ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchins; Cebus apella; Memory; Quantity judgments; Summation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; MEMORY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; JUDGMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PROBLEM SOLVING;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 38949131234     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20474     Document Type: Article

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