Dental caries in wild primates: Interproximal cavities on anterior teeth
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DOI: 10.1002/ajp.23349
Abstract: Dental caries has been reported in a variety of primates, although it is still considered rare in wild populations. In this study, 11 catarrhine primate taxa (n = 339 individuals; 7946 teeth) were studied for the presence… read more here.
Keywords: dental caries; wild primates; caries wild; interproximal cavities ... See more keywords
Field experiments with wild primates reveal no consistent dominance-based bias in social learning
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.11.025
Abstract: Directed social learning suggests that information flows through social groups in a nonrandom way, with individuals biased to obtain information from certain conspecifics. A bias to copy the behaviour of more dominant individuals has been… read more here.
Keywords: low ranking; experiments wild; field experiments; wild primates ... See more keywords