Navigating with white-faced capuchin monkeys primate behavioral ecology and spatial cognition in a Mesoamerican rainforest / Bernardo Urbani.
| Author/creator | Urbani, Bernardo |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden : Sidestone Press, 2023 |
| Description | 170 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | "This monograph examines a set of questions concerning human and nonhuman primate cognition, spatial memory, foraging behavior, and the ability of monkeys to form mental maps of the location and distribution of feeding and resting sites.00Two primary forms of spatial memory have been hypothesized for primates. First, it has been suggested that primates might represent spatial memory in the form of a coordinate-based (geometric) map in which points in the landscape are stored as true coordinates and individuals calculate precise angles and distances between targets. Alternatively, it has been suggested that primates may internally represent spatial information as a route-based (topological) map in which individuals use and reuse a set of common pathways and a select number of landmarks to reach a large number of targets.00This research examines questions of behavior and cognition in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus imitator) in northeastern Costa Rica. First, a natural field study or behavioral-ecological study was carried out in which the diet, foraging behavior, activity budget, natural decision-making, and movement patterns of wild capuchins were documented. Secondly, an experimental field study was performed by placing feeding platforms in the forest to determine how capuchins integrate the spatial location of these new feeding sites into an internal representation and the degree to which travel routes are most consistent with a coordinate-based or a route-based spatial representation.00A major goal of this research is to develop an understanding of the challenges primates naturally face in locating resources that vary in time and space, and to identify the set of features that may have played a fundamental role in shaping the evolution of decision-making and spatial abilities in humans."--Publisher information. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023468128 |
| ISBN | 9789464280586 hardback |
| ISBN | 9464280581 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9789464280579 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 9464280573 paperback |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |