Innovative coconut-opening in a semi free-ranging rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta): a case report on behavioral propensities

被引：2
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作者：
Comins, Jordan A. [1 ]
Russ, Brian E. [1 ]
Humbert, Kelley A. [2 ]
Hauser, Marc D. [1 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Harvard Univ, Dept Psychol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[2] Harvard Univ, Dept Neurobiol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, Dept Human Evolutionary Biol, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF ETHOLOGY | 2011年 / 29卷 / 01期
基金：
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词：
Innovation; Behavioral repertoire; Foraging; Rhesus macaques;
D O I：
10.1007/s10164-010-0234-0
中图分类号：
B84 [心理学]; C [社会科学总论]; Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号：
03 ; 0303 ; 030303 ; 04 ; 0402 ;
摘要：
The present case report provides a description of the emergence of an innovative, highly beneficial foraging behavior in a single rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) on the island of Cayo Santiago, Puerto Rico. Selectively choosing the island's cement dock and nearby surrounding rocky terrain, our focal subject (ID: 84 J) opens coconuts using two types of underhand tosses: (1) a rolling motion to move it, and (2) a throwing motion up in the air to crack the shell. We discuss this innovative behavior in light of species-specific behavioral propensities.
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页码：187 / 189
页数：3
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