An observational investigation of behavioural contagion in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus): indications for contagious scent-marking.

Behavioural contagion is suggested to promote group coordination that may facilitate activity transitions, increased vigilance and state matching. Apart from contagious yawning, however, very little attention has been given to this phenomenon, and studies on contagious yawning in primates have so fa...

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Main Authors: Jorg J.M. Massen, Vedrana Šlipogor, Andrew C Gallup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01190/full

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