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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Capuchins"”.
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Social, ecological, and developmental influences on fruit and invertebrate foraging strategies and gut microbial communities in white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)
… in mediating dietary changes in white-faced capuchins. White-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) are an instructive model for examining the influences of changes in both fruit and arthropod availability on foraging strategies, as they devote a mean of 44.4% of feeding and foraging time to …
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Ethnoprimatology of Urban Cebus Yuracus: An evaluation of Human-non-human interactions and local perceptions in Misahualli, Ecuador
Little is known about the group of white-fronted capuchins (<em>Cebus yuracus</em>) coexisting alongside humans in the town of Misahuallí, Tena, Ecuador. This ethnoprimatological study focuses on the human-nonhuman interactions and the perceptions of the local people about the capuchin group. …
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Spatial Mapping in Wild White -Faced Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus Capucinus)
… of primate cognitive ecology in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) in northeastern Costa Rica. First, I use a natural field study or behavioral-ecological study in which the natural decision-making, and movement patterns of wild capuchins were documented. Secondly, I use an experimental …
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Cross-species comparisons of the retrosplenial cortex in primates: Through time and neuropil space
… analysis was to compare neuropil space among capuchins, macaques, chimpanzees, and humans to determine if humans significantly differ from the other species. The amount of neuropil space provides a proxy measure of connectivity because a large component of the neuropil is comprised of …
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Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Patterns of Parasitic Infection in Capuchin Monkeys (Cebus imitator)
… Santa Rosa Primate Project, which found that capuchins show seasonal changes in their diet and behavior that may regulate their exposure to different types of indirectly and environmentally transmitted parasites.</p> <p>In Chapter 6, I summarize the results of this series of studies, explain …