Fur-rubbing behavior of capuchin monkeys

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 924-925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria DeJoseph ◽  
R.S.L. Taylor ◽  
Mary Baker ◽  
Manuel Aregullin
Keyword(s):  
Capuchin Monkeys ◽  
Rubbing Behavior ◽  
Fur Rubbing

Social facilitation of fur rubbing behavior in white-faced capuchins

2008 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Meunier ◽  
O. Petit ◽  
J.-l. Deneubourg
Keyword(s):  
Social Facilitation ◽  
Rubbing Behavior ◽  
Fur Rubbing

scholarly journals Potential self-medication by brown titi monkeys, <i>Plecturocebus brunneus</i>, in an urban fragment forest in the Brazilian Amazon

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-39
Author(s):  
Brenda Letícia Pereira Oliveira ◽  
João Pedro Souza-Alves ◽  
Marcela Alvares Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Benzoic Acid ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Brazilian Amazon ◽  
Primate Species ◽  
Self Medication ◽  
Chemical Substances ◽  
Systematic Monitoring ◽  
Titi Monkeys ◽  
Rubbing Behavior ◽  
Fur Rubbing

Abstract. In this study, we report fur-rubbing behavior of brown titi monkeys, Plecturocebus brunneus, using chewed leaves from (Fabaceae) and Piper tuberculatum (Piperaceae). These reports were obtained during systematic monitoring of titi monkeys from May until December 2019 (218 h) in an urban fragment forest in the Brazilian Amazon. Both plant species contain chemical substances in their leaves that potentially repel ectoparasites. The genus Piper is known for its repelling action due to the presence of amides, alkaloids and benzoic acid. The presence of dogs, cats and human settlements may contribute to an increase of ectoparasites, making a potential self-medication function of fur rubbing in this primate species plausible.

Author response for "Sex differences in the brains of capuchin monkeys ( Sapajus [Cebus] apella )"

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin E. Hecht ◽  
Olivia T. Reilly ◽  
Marcela Benítez ◽  
Kimberley A. Phillips ◽  
Sarah Brosnan
Keyword(s):  
Sex Differences ◽  
Cebus Apella ◽  
Author Response ◽  
Capuchin Monkeys
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