Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) are sensitive to others' reward: An experimental analysis of food-choice for conspecifics

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-261

  Takimoto, Ayaka ^a,b   Kuroshima, Hika ^a,b,c   Fujita, Kazuo ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin monkeys; Food sharing; Inequity aversion; Other regarding preference; Prosocial behavior; Social sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LEARNING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; LEARNING; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77349086869     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0262-8     Document Type: Article

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