Selfish or altruistic? An analysis of alarm call function in wild capuchin monkeys, Cebus apella nigritus

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1465-1475

  Wheeler, Brandon C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

antipredatory behaviour; audience effect; Cebus apella nigritus; mobbing; predator model experiments; tufted capuchin

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; ALTRUISM; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CALLING BEHAVIOR; CONSPECIFIC; KIN SELECTION; MOBBING; PARENTAL CARE; PRIMATE;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA NIGRITUS; FELIDAE; RAPTORES; VIPERINAE;

EID: 53549085961     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.06.023     Document Type: Article

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