Role of immigrant males and muzzle contacts in the uptake of a novel food by wild vervet monkeys
The entry into and uptake of information in social groups is critical for behavioral adaptation by long-lived species in rapidly changing environments. We exposed five groups of wild vervet monkeys to a novel food to investigate the innovation of processing and consuming it. We report that immigrant...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2024-01-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/76486 |