Anointing variation across wild capuchin populations: A review of material preferences, bout frequency and anointing sociality in Cebus and Sapajus

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-314

  Alfaro, Jessica W Lynch ^a   Matthews, Luke ^b   Boyette, Adam H ^c,d   MacFarlan, Shane J ^c,d   Phillips, Kimberley A ^e   Falótico, Tiago ^f   Ottoni, Eduardo ^f   Verderane, Michele ^f   Izar, Patrícia ^f   Schulte, Meredith ^c   Melin, Amanda ^g   Fedigan, Linda ^g   Janson, Charles ^h   Alfaro, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cebus; Fur rubbing; Phylogeny; Sapajus; Self medication; Sociality

Indexed keywords

ANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CHEMICAL CUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUSOCIALITY; FRUIT; LITERATURE REVIEW; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBUS; CLASSIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; PHYLOGENY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTHROPODA; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84860339304     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20971     Document Type: Article

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