How do primates overcome the challenges of obtaining underground food?
In my 1st PhD chapter, I describe the use of stone and stick tools by a population of capuchin monkeys! Checkout my new paper with @AffoncoGabriela & @tfalotico in @SciReports (https://t.co/xy9eamECSc).
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Science decolonization is important, but achieving it imposes a conundrum. ECRs can't afford to be disruptive whereas established researchers have few incentives to challenge it.
Our thoughts on the matter, derived from a graduate course @Inecol_mx
https://t.co/yCvJyOLhcq
Why do primates have bigger brains🧠? Study @RSocPublishing shows that it’s not for efficient foraging. In the Panamanian rainforest, Ben Hirsch and Meg Crofoot compared how capuchins, spider monkeys, coatis and kinkajous solve the same foraging puzzle. https://t.co/Zizfw0oHS0 🧵
Como os macacos-prego se alimentam de gafanhotos potencialmente tóxicos?
Os gafanhotos da família Proscopiidae conhecidos popularmente como mané-mago desenvolveram defesas que os tornam tóxicos ou com gosto ruim, sendo evitados pelos predadores.
Artigo:
https://t.co/YkUi7HEH9Z
Como os primatas extraem comidas escondidas debaixo da terra?
Meu 1º cap. do doutorado foi publicado, descrevendo o uso de pedras de cavar e varetas pelos macacos-prego de Ubajara! Acesse o artigo com @AffoncoGabriela & @tfalotico na @SciReports (https://t.co/xy9eamECSc).
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Eles aparentemente ajustam a posição das pedras de cavar, usando as pontas das pedras. Estamos animados para investigar se a posição da ferramenta aumenta a eficiência e muitas outras questões nessa nova população!
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How do primates overcome the challenges of obtaining underground food?
In my 1st PhD chapter, I describe the use of stone and stick tools by a population of capuchin monkeys! Checkout my new paper with @AffoncoGabriela & @tfalotico in @SciReports (https://t.co/xy9eamECSc).
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They apparently adjust the position of digging stone tools, using the distal and angular areas of the stones. We are excited to investigate whether tool position increases efficiency in digging and many more other questions in this new population in our next studies!
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