Primates' Food Preferences Predict Their Food Choices Even Under Uncertain Conditions
Primates’ food preferences are typically assessed under conditions of certainty. To increase ecological validity, and to explore primates’ decision making from a comparative perspective, we tested three primate species (Pan troglodytes, Gorilla gorilla gorilla, Macaca fuscata) (N = 18) in two food-p...
Main Authors: | Sarah M. Huskisson, Crystal L. Egelkamp, Sarah L. Jacobson, Stephen R. Ross, Lydia M. Hopper |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Animal Behavior and Cognition
2021-02-01
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Series: | Animal Behavior and Cognition |
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Online Access: | http://animalbehaviorandcognition.org/uploads/journals/30/AB_C_2021_Vol8(1)_Huskisson_et_al.pdf |
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