Variation in cognitive abilities is thought to be linked to variation in brain size, which varies
across species with either social factors (Social Intelligence Hypothesis) or ecological …

Daily, primates take a variety of decisions to establish why, when, and where to move.
However, little is known about the factors influencing and shaping primate daily routes. We …

Simple Summary How to realize the sustainability of economic development and animal
protection is a significant problem faced by Man and the Biosphere reserves. Although there …

Highlights•Studies of cognition in appropriate captive settings complement wild
studies.•Captive work can match environments, use novel stimuli, and control for …

Cannibalism is a quite common behaviour in animals that can have survival value when
food is scarce or in the case of overpopulation. Conversely, cannibalism can also increase …

Tropical forests show high spatiotemporal seasonal variation in food availability, especially
for fruits. To forage efficiently, frugivorous primates are expected to have higher …

The scenarios discussing the evolution of the spatiotemporal cognitive abilities of vagile
plant eaters generally assume that their movement strategies are linked to their cognitive …

Ranging dynamics are physical and behavioral representations of how different
socioecological factors affect an organism's spatial decisions and space use strategies …

The ability to coordinate actions is of vital importance for group-living animals, particularly in
relation to travel. Groups can only remain cohesive if members possess a cooperative …

Foraging in seasonal environments can be cognitively demanding. Comparative studies
have associated large brain size with a frugivorous diet. We investigated the ability of three …