Oxytocin reduces food sharing in capuchin monkeys by modulating social distance

Behaviour

Volumn 152, Issue 7-8, 2015, Pages 941-961

  Leverett, Kelly ^a   Heyler, Carla ^a   Flemming, Timothy ^a   Talbot, Catherine F ^a   Zak, Paul J ^b   Essler, Jennifer L ^a   Dougall, Patrick ^a   Brosnan, Sarah F ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiolytic; capuchin monkey; Cebus apella; cooperation; food sharing; oxytocin; prosocial; Sapajus apella; social distance

Indexed keywords

CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84930733904     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-00003268     Document Type: Article

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