Anxiety in Geoffroy's spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): Can scratching be used as an indicator?
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23373
Abstract: Self-directed behavior, such as self-scratching (hereafter, scratching), occurs in several taxa across the animal kingdom, including nonhuman primates. There is substantial evidence that scratching is an indicator of anxiety-like emotions in a variety of nonhuman… read more here.
Keywords: anxiety; spider monkeys; monkeys ateles; indicator anxiety ... See more keywords