Manipulative monkeys : the capuchins of Lomas Barbudal /

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This book takes us into a Costa Rican forest teeming with simian drama, where since 1990 primatologists Perry and Manson have followed four generations of capuchins. The authors describe behavior as entertaining--and occasionally as alarming--as it is recognizable: competition and cooperation, jocke...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Perry, Susan, 1965- (Author), Manson, Joseph H. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Series:Electronic books.
Subjects:
Capuchin monkeys > Behavior > Costa Rica > Reserva Biológica Lomas Barbudal.
Animal behavior.
Cebus > psychology
Behavior, Animal
Sapajous > Mœurs et comportement > Costa Rica > Reserva Biológica Lomas Barbudal.
Animaux > Mœurs et comportement.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Primatology.
NATURE > Animals > Primates.
Animal behavior
Capuchin monkeys > Behavior
Costa Rica
Costa Rica > Reserva Biológica Lomas Barbudal
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • All in a day's work
  • The social intelligence debate and the origins of the Lomas Barbudal monkey project
  • The challenges of foraging and self-medication
  • Predators, prey, and personality
  • Capuchin communication
  • Abby and Tattle: two females' political careers
  • Curmudgeon: the career of an Alpha male
  • Moth and tranquilo: the strategies of incoming Alpha males
  • Kola and Jordan: lethal aggression and the importance of allies
  • Miffin, Nobu, and Abby: Capuchin mothers, infants, and babysitters
  • Guapo: innovation and tradition in the creation of bond-testing rituals
  • Social learning and the roots of culture
  • Nobu and La Lucha sin Fin: conservation of tropical dry forests.

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