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Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis.

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Erickson, CJ
Published in: Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology
January 1994

The trees on which aye-ayes forage contain complex communities of organisms. Aye-ayes appear to use tap-scanning behaviour, in combination with complex perceptual and inferential capabilities, to exploit these communities as a source of food. In doing so, they alter them, perhaps to their own advantage.

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Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology

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1421-9980

ISSN

0015-5713

Publication Date

January 1994

Volume

62

Issue

1-3

Start / End Page

125 / 135

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Erickson, C. J. (1994). Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis. Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology, 62(1–3), 125–135. https://doi.org/10.1159/000156769
Erickson, C. J. “Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis.Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology 62, no. 1–3 (January 1994): 125–35. https://doi.org/10.1159/000156769.
Erickson CJ. Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis. Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology. 1994 Jan;62(1–3):125–35.
Erickson, C. J. “Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis.Folia Primatologica; International Journal of Primatology, vol. 62, no. 1–3, Jan. 1994, pp. 125–35. Epmc, doi:10.1159/000156769.
Erickson CJ. Tap-scanning and extractive foraging in aye-ayes, Daubentonia madagascariensis. Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology. 1994 Jan;62(1–3):125–135.
Journal cover image

Published In

Folia primatologica; international journal of primatology

DOI

EISSN

1421-9980

ISSN

0015-5713

Publication Date

January 1994

Volume

62

Issue

1-3

Start / End Page

125 / 135

Related Subject Headings

  • Predatory Behavior
  • Lemur
  • Larva
  • Insecta
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Biological Evolution
  • Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology
  • Ants
  • Animals, Zoo
  • Animals