The Ontogeny of Prehensile-Tail Use in Cebus capucinus and Alouatta palliata

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 770-782

  Bezanson, Michelle ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alouatta; Cebus; Ontogeny; Prehensile tail

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY MASS; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; JUVENILE; ONTOGENY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGE; ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBUS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; ONTOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREHENSILE TAIL; TAIL;

ALOUATTA; CEBUS; ONTOGENY; PREHENSILE TAIL;

AGE FACTORS; ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; TAIL;

COSTA RICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84863333344     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22028     Document Type: Article

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