Utilisation des sécrétions de myriapodes chez les lémurs et les sapajous : fonction curative ou signalisation sociale ?

Body-rubbing with millipedes is repeatedly documented in primates living under natural conditions, mainly in capuchin monkeys (Cebus spp.). Various functional (zoopharmacognosy, ingestion, social) and non-functional hypotheses (sensory, auto stimulation) have been proposed to explain this behaviour...

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Main Authors: Bruno Simmen, Laurent Tarnaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2011-10-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/644