The adaptive radiation of modern New World monkeys unfolded as the major lineages
diversified within different dietary‐adaptive zones predicated upon a fundamentally …

The glycocalyx of human cells differs from that of many other mammals by the lack of the
sialic acid N-glycolylneuraminic acid (Neu5Gc) and increased abundance of its precursor N …

The social brain hypothesis posits that social complexity is the primary driver of primate
cognitive complexity, and that social pressures ultimately led to the evolution of the large …

Ten researchers collaborated in a longterm study of social conventions in wild whitefaced
capuchin monkeys, involving examination of a 19,000 hour combined data set collected on …

Capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) share food even if separated by a mesh restraint. Pairs of
capuchins were moved into a test chamber in which one of them received apple pieces for …

▪ Abstract Cultural primatology is hypothesized on the basis of social learning of group-
specific behavior by nonhuman primates, especially in nature. Scholars ask different …

Numerous field researchers have described cooperative hunting in social carnivores, but
experimental evidence of cooperative problem solving typically derives from laboratory …

In addition to being frugivorous, Cebus and Saimiri stand out among the New World
primates of similar body size in being heavily dependent on animal matter for protein …

Understanding how gendered economic roles structure space use is critical to evolutionary
models of foraging behaviour, social organization and cognition. Here, we examine hunter …

The diet of capuchin monkeys, Cebus apella, in a 250 ha semideciduous forest in south-east
Brazil was studied for 44 consecutive months. Based on 367 feeding bouts the diet of …