Perception of biological motion in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): By females only

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 555-564

  Brown, J ^a   Kaplan, G ^a   Rogers, L J ^a   Vallortigara, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological motion; Common marmoset; Moving dot patterns; Sex difference

Indexed keywords

CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; MARMOSET; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77954666303     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-009-0306-0     Document Type: Article

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