| Social communication about unpalatable foods in tamarins (Saguinus oedipus). | |
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PMID: 12856784 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Many monkeys show social facilitation in sampling novel, palatable foods but not in avoiding unpalatable foods. Cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) socially learned to avoid a preferred food when it was made unpalatable but showed no aversion toward a food not made unpalatable. Only 33% sampled unpalatable tuna, and few sampled it again. In 3 of 8 groups, the socially induced aversion was long lasting, at least 15 weeks after food was made palatable again. Potential cues include facial reactions of disgust, alarm-call vocalizations, and reduction in food-associated calls. Behavioral coordination in cooperative infant care, communication about food, and well-established social relationships may explain social avoidance of unpalatable foods in tamarins and the absence of social avoidance in less cooperative species. |
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Authors:
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Charles T Snowdon; Carla Y Boe |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) Volume: 117 ISSN: 0735-7036 ISO Abbreviation: J Comp Psychol Publication Date: 2003 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-07-14 Completed Date: 2004-01-15 Revised Date: 2007-11-14 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8309850 Medline TA: J Comp Psychol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 142-8 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 53706-1696, USA. snowdon@wisc.edu |
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Animal Communication* Animals Cues Discrimination Learning* Food* Gestures Saguinus / psychology* Social Behavior* Vocalization, Animal |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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MH 00177/MH/NIMH NIH HHS; MH 29775/MH/NIMH NIH HHS |
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