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Complex processing of prickly pear cactus (Opuntia sp.) by free-ranging long-tailed macaques: preliminary analysis for hierarchical organisation.
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Complex food-processing techniques by gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans have allowed comparisons of complex hierarchical cognition between great apes and humans. Here, we analyse preliminary observations of free-ranging long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis) (n = 3) in Thailand processing Opuntia sp. cactus fruits. From our observations, we suggest that there is potential to extend the analyses of hierarchical cognition to Old World monkeys. We found that the macaques used six behavio...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher:
- Springer Verlag
- Journal:
- Primates More from this journal
- Volume:
- 57
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 141-147
- Publication date:
- 2016-02-26
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-02-12
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1610-7365
- ISSN:
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0032-8332
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English
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pubs:655854
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pubs:655854
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655854
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2016-10-29
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- © Japan Monkey Centre and Springer Japan 2016
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © Japan Monkey Centre and Springer Japan 2016. This is the author accepted manuscript following peer review version of the article. The final version is available online from Springer Verlag at: 10.1007/s10329-016-0525-3
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