Patterns of Primate BehaviorThis newly revised second edition introduces the perspective that a primatologist brings to an understanding of behavior. The text provides a framework, comparative attitude, & anecdotal examples. |
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... fruit ( apple ) , and a different color chip were introduced . To get a piece of either fruit , she had to choose the correct chip and place it on the board . Subsequently she was required to indicate with a plastic chip which of the ...
... fruit ( apple ) , and a different color chip were introduced . To get a piece of either fruit , she had to choose the correct chip and place it on the board . Subsequently she was required to indicate with a plastic chip which of the ...
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... fruits are dispersed when animals carry them away from the tree . After the animal eats the fleshy parts of the fruit , the seeds may be tossed aside , especially if they are bitter - tasting or the inner lining of the fruit contains ...
... fruits are dispersed when animals carry them away from the tree . After the animal eats the fleshy parts of the fruit , the seeds may be tossed aside , especially if they are bitter - tasting or the inner lining of the fruit contains ...
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... fruit three times a year , with each fruiting period lasting six to eight weeks . If ramon fruit were the only food available at these seasons ( and in fact it is not ) , then its yield might provide a way of estimating the food ...
... fruit three times a year , with each fruiting period lasting six to eight weeks . If ramon fruit were the only food available at these seasons ( and in fact it is not ) , then its yield might provide a way of estimating the food ...
Contents
TWO | 27 |
Communication | 41 |
Sensory limitations on the perception of communication | 58 |
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