Journal article
Responses of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) to naturalistic and experimentally presented food-associated calls
Journal of comparative psychology (1983), Vol.118(4), pp.396-402
12/2004
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.118.4.396
PMID: 15584776
Abstract
In the context of foraging, many animal species produce specific calls that attract others. Researchers hypothesize that these vocalizations function to inform others about food; however, few studies have investigated whether food-associated calls alone are sufficient to cause individuals to respond as if they have been informed about food. Playback experiments on white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) investigated whether listeners could infer the presence of food merely by hearing food-associated calls. Recipients looked significantly longer toward the call source and approached the speaker more often after hearing food-associated calls, as compared with control calls. Because these responses are not indicative of feeding, it is unclear whether listeners associated the calls with food. Nonetheless, these responses, specific to food-associated calls, may increase individuals' chances of finding food.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Responses of white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) to naturalistic and experimentally presented food-associated calls
- Creators
- Julie Gros-Louis - Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. jgroslou@indiana.edu
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of comparative psychology (1983), Vol.118(4), pp.396-402
- DOI
- 10.1037/0735-7036.118.4.396
- PMID
- 15584776
- NLM abbreviation
- J Comp Psychol
- ISSN
- 0735-7036
- eISSN
- 1939-2087
- Publisher
- United States
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2004
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984002479202771
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