Prey capture efficiency in brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) is influenced by sex and corpus callosum morphology

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 502-508

  Hellner Burris, Kaitlyn ^a   Sobieski, Courtney A ^a   Gilbert, Valerie R ^a   Phillips, Kimberley A ^b  

^a HIRAM COLLEGE   (United States)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain lateralization; Cebus apella; Corpus callosum morphology; Prey capture

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BRAIN; DIET; MORPHOLOGY; PREY CAPTURE; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PRODUCTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; ORGAN SIZE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS; SPACE PERCEPTION; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

AVES; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; SQUAMATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77951670232     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20800     Document Type: Article

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