Free-ranging Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus roxellana: Neophobia, neophilia, or both?

We studied the responsiveness of the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus roxellana, an arboreal Old World monkey, to the presence of novel stimuli associated with familiar food. We also determined differences in responses by age and sex. Results showed that monkeys exhibited neophilia and neopho...

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Main Author: Weiwei FU, Dapeng ZHAO, Xiaoguang QI, Songtao GUO, Wei WEI, Baoguo LI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2013-06-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=12242