Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
2427181 Behavioural Processes 2012 6 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Models of decision making need to be tested experimentally under natural conditions. ► Wild rhesus monkeys chose between different food amounts at two distances. ► The monkeys significantly discounted food that was farther away. ► Context and species-typical conditions influence the decision-making process.
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A fruit in hand is worth many more in the bush: Steep spatial discounting by free-ranging rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)
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