Personality structure, sex differences, and temporal change and stability in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus)

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) Vol. 127; no. 3; p. 299
• Main Authors: Manson, Joseph H, Perry, Susan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild; Cebus - psychology; Female; Male; Personality; Personality Assessment; Sex Factors; Time Factors

Research on nonhuman primate personality dimensions has focused on a small number of taxa, and little of this work has focused on wild populations. We used ratings to assess personality structure in wild white-faced capuchins (Cebus capucinus) over a 9-year period, using a capuchin-specific rating i...