American journal of primatologyAnimalsMaleBrazilFemaleForests
Contexts of Anointing Behavior in a Group of Blond Capuchin Monkeys (Sapajus flavius) Inhabiting an Atlantic Forest Fragment.
Ana Paula de Brito-Araújo, Natsumi Hamada-Fearnside, Simone Peruzzo, Italo Ferreira Pereira, Poliana Gabriele Alves de Souza Lins, Kyle Miller, Patrícia Elesbão da Silva Rodrigues, Luiz Felipe Moretti Iniesta, Renata Gonçalves Ferreira
Published: 202610.1002/ajp.70119
Abstract
Parasitism is one of the primary causes of biotic stress in several taxa, and behaviors resembling self-medication have been documented in numerous species. Anointing involves the application of chemical substances derived from animals, plants, mud,…
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