Fear reactions to snakes in na?ve mouse lemurs and pig-tailed macaques

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11310%2F15%3A10296061" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11310/15:10296061 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00023752:_____/15:43914773

Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-015-0473-3" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-015-0473-3</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10329-015-0473-3" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10329-015-0473-3</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Fear reactions to snakes in na?ve mouse lemurs and pig-tailed macaques

Original language description

Primates have been predated on by snakes throughout their evolution and as a result, antipredator responses accompanied by signs of fear are often witnessed in the wild. In captivity, however, the fear of snakes is less clear, as experiments with na < venonhuman primates have given inconsistent results. In this study, we present evidence that na < ve mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) and putatively na < ve pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina) do exhibit fear of snakes, even though the apparent reactions are mild. In an experiment with control- or snake-odoured boxes, mouse lemurs clearly avoided feeding in the latter. When the latency of touching rubber models was measured, pig-tailed macaques took longer to touch a toy snake compared with a toy lizard. Our findings that fear of snakes is shown by na < ve individuals support the hypothesis that it is innate in primates.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

EG - Zoology

OECD FORD branch

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Project

<a href="/en/project/IAA601410803" target="_blank" >IAA601410803: Recognition of predators and other dangerous organisms by terrestrial vertebrates</a><br>

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2015

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

"Primates; journal of primatology"

ISSN

0032-8332

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

56

Issue of the periodical within the volume

3

Country of publishing house

JP - JAPAN

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

279-284

UT code for WoS article

000356536000010

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84931578447