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Tropical Ecology and Conservation [Monteverde Institute]
Alternative Title
Hábitos de forrajeo y el aprendizaje social de los monos cara blanca (Cebus capucinus)
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Publication Date
May 2010
Abstract
Foraging for food is an essential aspect to the life of Cebus capucinus. The transmission of this knowledge takes many months of careful observations and trial and error. I studied the foraging habits of C. capucinus in the Cloud Rainforest. It was predicted that there would be a difference between adults and juveniles. My data suggests that there is no difference in the foraging habits between adults and juveniles. These results suggest social learning during the juvenile phase of life impacts the foraging behavior of the C. capucinus. El forrajeo en busca de alimento es un factor esencial en la vida de Cebus capucinus. La transmisión de este conocimiento toma varios meses de cuidadosa observación, prueba y error. Estudié los hábitos de forrajeo de C. capucinus en la reserva del bosque nuboso. Predije que habría una diferencia entre los adultos y los juveniles. Mis datos sugieren que no existe diferencia en los hábitos de forrajeo entre los adultos y los juveniles. Estos resultados sugieren un aprendizaje social durante la fase juvenil que impacta el comportamiento de forrajeo de C. capucinus.
Keywords
Monkeys--Behavior, Monos--Comportamiento, Animal--Food, Animal--Alimentacion, Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Monteverde Zone, Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Zona de Monteverde, CIEE Spring 2010, CIEE Primavera 2010
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Student affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Drake University Born Digital
Subject: topical
Monkeys--Behavior; Monos--Comportamiento; Animal--Food; Animal--Alimentacion; CIEE Spring 2010; CIEE Primavera 2010
Subject: geographic
Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Monteverde Zone; Costa Rica--Puntarenas--Zona de Monteverde
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Reports
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Monteverde Institute MVI
Identifier
M39-00573
Recommended Citation
Koska, Jennifer, E, "Foraging habits and social learning of white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus)" (2010). Tropical Ecology and Conservation [Monteverde Institute]. 356.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/tropical_ecology/356
