Food variety-seeking in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
Variety-seeking is a central issue to consumer behaviour research and a phenomenon of crucial relevance, both for human and animal nutrition. Variety-seeking increases the probability of nutrient adequacy in omnivores, and in humans it may also contribute to obesity epidemic by diversifying food selection and leading to excessive food intake. Although variety-seeking has been extensively […]
How to spend a token? Trade-offs between food variety and food preference in tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella)
Humans and non-human animals often choose among different alternatives by seeking variety. Here we assessed whether variety-seeking, i.e. the tendency to look for diversity in services and goods, occurs in capuchin monkeys–South-American primates which–as humans-are omnivorous-are capuchin monkeys and susceptible to food monotony. Capuchins chose between a Variety-token, that allowed to select one among 10 […]