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PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA)

PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA) PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA) by RICHARD G. COSS 1) and UMA RAMAKRISHNAN 2) (Department of Psychology and Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA) (Acc. 1-XI-1999) Summary This study examined the perceptual features of leopards ( Panthera pardus ) used as recog- nition cues by bonnet macaques ( Macaca radiata ) at three sites in southern India. Two of these sites were protected deciduous forest areas, the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kalakad-MundanthuraiTiger Reserve. The third study site was a predator-rare urban setting, Bangalore city. Four models were presented for 10-s intervals: (1) upright spotted leopard in a stalking proŽ le with its head facing the subjects; (2) the same spotted model presented upside down; (3) a dark-brown leopard model with the same conŽ guration as the spotted model; and Ž nally (4), the dark-brown model presented upside down. The upright models characterized the two leopard morphs found in the wild — spotted and dark melanic. Inverted presentations of the spotted model examined the effects of the same conŽ guration in an incongruous po- sition to document whether leopard spots were still recognized. Differences between models were examined http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA)

Behaviour , Volume 137 (3): 21 – Jan 1, 2000

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0005-7959
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1568-539X
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10.1163/156853900502105
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PERCEPTUAL ASPECTS OF LEOPARD RECOGNITION BY WILD BONNET MACAQUES (MACACA RADIATA) by RICHARD G. COSS 1) and UMA RAMAKRISHNAN 2) (Department of Psychology and Graduate Group in Ecology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA) (Acc. 1-XI-1999) Summary This study examined the perceptual features of leopards ( Panthera pardus ) used as recog- nition cues by bonnet macaques ( Macaca radiata ) at three sites in southern India. Two of these sites were protected deciduous forest areas, the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and the Kalakad-MundanthuraiTiger Reserve. The third study site was a predator-rare urban setting, Bangalore city. Four models were presented for 10-s intervals: (1) upright spotted leopard in a stalking proŽ le with its head facing the subjects; (2) the same spotted model presented upside down; (3) a dark-brown leopard model with the same conŽ guration as the spotted model; and Ž nally (4), the dark-brown model presented upside down. The upright models characterized the two leopard morphs found in the wild — spotted and dark melanic. Inverted presentations of the spotted model examined the effects of the same conŽ guration in an incongruous po- sition to document whether leopard spots were still recognized. Differences between models were examined

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