Essays about: "Ateles"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the word Ateles.
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1. Cognition in black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi): A battery of behavioral tests
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Cognition allows animals to acquire, process, and store sensory information from the environment and use it to adapt to their surroundings. A battery of behavioral tests was used to assess the cognitive abilities of black-handed spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi). READ MORE
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2. Training of spider monkeys in a food-rewarded two-choice olfactory discrimination paradigm and assessment of olfactory learning and memory performance
University essay from Linköpings universitet/BiologiAbstract : There is little knowledge about olfactory learning in primates, even though primates are known to use olfaction in several behaviors including food selection and territorial defense. Therefore I assessed the olfactory learning and memory performance in five adult spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) using a food-rewarded two-choice olfactory discrimination paradigm. READ MORE
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3. Olfactory sensitivity of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) for "green odors"
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Primates have traditionally been viewed as having a poorly developed sense of smell. However, in recent years, studies have shown that at least some primate species use olfaction in a number of behaviors, and that they have a high olfactory sensitivity for various chemical classes of odorants. READ MORE
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4. Zero-order manipulation task to obtain a food reward in Colombian black spider monkeys (Ateles fusciceps rufiventris) kept in a zoo
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : Spider monkeys (Ateles sp.) are common in zoological parks, but rare in scientific publications. Studies on tool use in primates have mostly focused on impressive tool users such as chimpanzees. Spider monkeys fulfill several criteria that are known to be associated with tool use. READ MORE
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5. Olfactory sensitivity of spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi) for six structurally related aromatic aldehydes
University essay from Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologiAbstract : For many years, primates have been considered to be animals with a poorly developed sense of smell. However, in recent years several studies have shown that at least some primate species have a high olfactory sensitivity for a variety of odorants. READ MORE
