Personality structure in brown capuchin monkeys (Sapajus apella): comparisons with chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes), orangutans (Pongo spp.), and rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

• Published in: Journal of comparative psychology (Washington, D.C. : 1983) Vol. 127; no. 3; p. 282
• Main Authors: Morton, F Blake, Lee, Phyllis C, Buchanan-Smith, Hannah M, Brosnan, Sarah F, Thierry, Bernard, Paukner, Annika, de Waal, Frans B M, Widness, Jane, Essler, Jennifer L, Weiss, Alexander
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.08.2013
• Subjects: Animals; Behavior, Animal; Cebus - psychology; Female; Individuality; Macaca mulatta - psychology; Male; Pan troglodytes - psychology; Personality; Personality Assessment; Pongo - psychology

Species comparisons of personality structure (i.e., how many personality dimensions and the characteristics of those dimensions) can facilitate questions about the adaptive function of personality in nonhuman primates. Here we investigate personality structure in the brown capuchin monkey (Sapajus a...