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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Main Authors: Pooja Dongre, Gaëlle Lanté, Mathieu Cantat, Charlotte Canteloup, Erica van de Waal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2024-01-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/76486