Urbanization does not increase "object curiosity" in vervet monkeys, but semi-urban individuals selectively explore food-related anthropogenic items.

animal urbanization neophilia novelty response object curiosity vervet monkeys

Journal

Current zoology
ISSN: 1674-5507
Titre abrégé: Curr Zool
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101508778

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2024
Historique:
received: 21 12 2023
accepted: 22 04 2024
medline: 22 7 2024
pubmed: 22 7 2024
entrez: 22 7 2024
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Urban environments expose animals to abundant anthropogenic materials and foods that facilitate foraging innovations in species with opportunistic diets and high behavioral flexibility. Neophilia and exploration tendency are believed to be important behavioral traits for animals thriving in urban environments. Vervet monkeys (

Identifiants

pubmed: 39035753
doi: 10.1093/cz/zoae022
pii: zoae022
pmc: PMC11255996
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

383-393

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Editorial Office, Current Zoology.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

Auteurs

Lindsey Ellington (L)

Behavioural & Physiological Ecology, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 11103 9700 CC, Groningen, The Netherlands.

Stephanie Mercier (S)

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore - CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH- 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.

Alba Motes-Rodrigo (A)

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore - CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Erica van de Waal (E)

Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, Biophore - CH-1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.

Sofia Forss (S)

Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, CH- 8057, Zurich, Switzerland.
School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.

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