Owl monkeys (Aotus spp.) Perform self-and social anointing in captivity

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 119-134

  Jefferson, Jay P ^a   Tapanes, Elizabeth ^a   Evans, Sian ^a,b  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DuMond Conservancy for Primates and Tropical Forests   (United States)

Author keywords

Anointing; Aotus; Fur rubbing; Millipede; Owl monkeys

Indexed keywords

AOTUS (PRIMATE); AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; CEBUS; DIPLOPODA; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; AOTIDAE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; AOTIDAE; FLORIDA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84900886696     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000359970     Document Type: Article

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