Article
Variability and adaptability in the genus Cebus.
Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology - 1 Jan 1990
Fragaszy D M, Visalberghi E, Robinson J G
Abstract excerpt
Capuchins (Cebus) present an array of similarities to humans and apes in morphology, behavior and life history which raise a host of questions about the relations of these features to each other and about their evolutionary origins. As a genus and as individuals, capuchins possess marked adaptability and great variability in behavior. These two characteristics contribute directly to the biological success of...
Topics
- Animals
- Behavior, Animal
- Cebidae
- Cebus
- Genetic Variation
- Social Behavior