Acoustic recognition of predators by mantled howler monkeys (Alouatta palliata): A playback experiment with naïve and experienced subjects

• Published in: American journal of biological anthropology Vol. 185; no. 3; p. e25013
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Vidal, Rafael Omar, Rangel-Negrín, Ariadna, Briseño-Jaramillo, Margarita, Sosa-López, J Roberto, Dias, Pedro A D
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.11.2024
• Subjects: Acknowledgment; Acoustic Stimulation; Acoustics; Alouatta - physiology; Animals; Behavioral responses; Cues; Eagles - physiology; Female; Latency; Male; Mexico; Panthera - physiology; Predator control; Predators; Predatory Behavior - physiology; Prey; Primates; Recognition, Psychology - physiology; Vocalization, Animal - physiology; Mexico; antipredator behavior; jaguars; relaxed selection; harpy eagles

When the production of antipredator behaviors is costly, prey is expected to stop displaying such behaviors and lose the ability to recognize extirpated predators. However, the loss or maintenance of predator recognition abilities is conditional on the eco-evolutionary context of prey. Here, we exam...