Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprint
Specialized for the reach: Fruit picking and positional behavior favor a reach over a grasp phenotype for Geoffroy's spider monkey (Ateles geoffroyi )
Ian Q. Whishaw, Jordan Dudley, Paulo Ramírez González…·Amanda D. Melin
This study examines how Geoffroy's spider monkeys use their morphology to forage for fruit, finding a 'reach' phenotype characterized by branch-withdraw strategies and prehensile tail use, contrasting with capuchin monkeys' 'grasp' phenotype.
DOI 10.1101/2025.05.15.654288