Age-dependent patterns of intensive observation on elders by free-ranging juvenile Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata yakui) within foraging context on Yakushima

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1103-1113

  Tarnaud, Laurent ^a,b   Yamagiwa, Juichi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Food exploration; Food interest; Infants; Intensive observation; Juveniles; Macaca fuscata yakui

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INFANT FEEDING; JUVENILE; LEARNING; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SURVIVAL;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAPAN; LEARNING; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEORECORDING;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; JAPAN; LEARNING; MACACA; SOCIAL FACILITATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; KAGOSHIMA [KYUSHU]; KYUSHU; YAKUSHIMA;

INVERTEBRATA; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA YAKUI; PRIMATES;

EID: 57349084165     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20603     Document Type: Article

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