Personality Structure in Brown Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus apella):Comparisons With Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), Orangutans (Pongo spp.),and Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 282-298

  Blake Morton, F ^a   Lee, Phyllis C ^a   Buchanan Smith, Hannah M ^a   Brosnan, Sarah F ^b   Thierry, Bernard ^c   Paukner, Annika ^d   de Waal, Frans B M ^e   Widness, Jane ^f   Essler, Jennifer L ^g   Weiss, Alexander ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^d EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^e EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal; Conscientiousness; New World monkey; Phylogeny; Platyrrhine; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHESUS MONKEY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PONGO;

EID: 84883191390     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031723     Document Type: Article

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