Foraging Cognition in Nonhuman Primates
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This chapter reviews recent studies of primate foraging behavior in the wild. It suggests that the information processing problems primates encounter in foraging, particularly searching for ripe edible fruits, may have provided the impetus for the evolution of enhanced cognitive skills such as cognitive mapping and forecasting the ripeness of fruits based on the recent history of weather.
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The foraging hypothesis posits that dietary complexity, indexed by field reports of dietary breadth and reliance on fruit, was the primary driver of primate cognitive evolution.
“The foraging hypothesis posits that dietary complexity, indexed by field reports of dietary breadth and reliance on fruit (a spatiotemporally distributed resource), was the primary driver of primate cognitive evolution (151-154).”
From The evolution of self-control. (2014) · cites this paper as [154]
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- Authors
- Zuberbühler, K., & Janmaat, K.
- Affiliations
- Max Planck Society (DE)
- Venue
- Primate Neuroethology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Published
- 2010-01-01
- Pages
- 64-83
- OpenAlex
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- FWCI
- 7.90
- Type
- book chapter
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Oxford University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Health Sciences › Veterinary › Small Animals › Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Keywords
- non-human primates, foraging behavior, cognitive mapping, weather history, information processing, cognitive evolution, wild primates
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