Does Trapping Influence Decision-Making under Ambiguity in White-Lipped Peccary (Tayassu pecari)?

The white-lipped peccary (Tayassu pecari) is an endangered species whose bold anti-predator behaviour in comparison to related species may increase its vulnerability to hunting and predation. We used a judgement bias test to investigate whether captive peccaries that had recently experienced a trapp...

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Main Authors: Selene Siqueira da Cunha Nogueira, Iurianny Karla Fernandes, Thaise Silva Oliveira Costa, Sérgio Luiz Gama Nogueira-Filho, Michael Mendl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4464763?pdf=render