Species discrimination and concept formation by rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
Species discrimination and concept formation by rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
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恒河猴(Macaca mulatta)的物种歧视和概念形成
DOI:
10.1007/bf02382403
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发表时间:
1985
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影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
S. Yoshikubo
中科院分区:
文献类型:
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作者:
S. Yoshikubo
There are 19 species in genusMacaca and some of them are living in sympatry (Fooden, 1980). Although inter-specific hybrids are relatively easy to produce under artificial conditions, hybridization does not occur naturally. What is preventing that among the species of genusMacaca?Three rhesus monkeys acquired a discrimination between pictures with rhesus monkeys and without rhesus monkeys. All subjects showed positive transfer of this discrimination to new pictures with rhesus monkeys and without rhesus monkeys. A further test showed that these monkeys could discriminate between pictures of rhesus monkeys and pictures of Japanese monkeys. The results suggest that rhesus monkeys recognize rhesus monkeys as a class, independent of the actual stimuli such as a picture or an individual monkey.The ability to recognize members of their own species and the opportunities for such learning may be an important factor preventing hybridization among the species of genusMacaca.
影响因子:
2.2
作者:
Swartz,KB
通讯作者:
Swartz,KB