Sex differences in common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) in response to an unfamiliar food task

Primates

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-254

  Yamamoto, Maria E ^a   Domeniconi, Camila ^b   Box, Hilary ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Callithrix jacchus; Food task; Gender differences

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; TEA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MARMOSET; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS;

EID: 7544234133     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-004-0088-6     Document Type: Article

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