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SUBMITTER: Amici F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7067846 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Amici Federica F Caicoya Alvaro L AL Majolo Bonaventura B Widdig Anja A
Scientific reports 20200312 1
Innovation is the ability to solve novel problems or find novel solutions to familiar problems, and it is known to affect fitness in both human and non-human animals. In primates, innovation has been mostly studied in captivity, although differences in living conditions may affect individuals' ability to innovate. Here, we tested innovation in a wild group of Barbary macaques (Macaca sylvanus). In four different conditions, we presented the group with several identical foraging boxes containing ...[more]