Do tufted capuchin monkeys play the odds? Flexible risk preferences in Sapajus spp.

Animal Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 119-130

  De Petrillo, Francesca ^a,b   Ventricelli, Marialba ^a,c   Ponsi, Giorgia ^a,d,e   Addessi, Elsa ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Capuchin monkeys; Decision making; Non human primates; Risk

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CEBUS; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; MALE; PROBABILITY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PROBABILITY; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84957892290     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-014-0783-7     Document Type: Article

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