Behavioural plasticity in capuchin monkeys (genus Sapajus)

• Grant number: 19/15197-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: August 01, 2019
• End date: July 31, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology - Animal Behavior
• Principal Investigator: Patrícia Izar Mauro
• Grantee: Natalia de Souza Albuquerque
• Host Institution: Instituto de Psicologia (IP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/13237-1 - Phenotypic plasticity of tufted capuchin monkeys (genus Sapajus): effect of different ontogenetic trajectories or of context-dependent activation?, AP.TEM

Abstract

The post-doc will join of the team of the Thematic Project "Phenotypic Plasticity of Capuchin Monkeys (genus Sapajus): research on the effect of distinct ontogenetic trajectories and context-dependent activation" (FAPESP 2014 / 13237-1 process), under the coordination of Profa. Patrícia Izar, in the Laboratory of Studies on Development and Social Interaction of the Department of Experimental Psychology of the Institute of Psychology of the University of São Paulo (São Paulo). The post-doc will work on the analysis of behavioral data from our video database; the evaluation of inferences based on these data and assistance in the preparation of manuscripts. In addition, the post-doc must be available to assist senior researchers (PIs) on the progress of research sub-projects, including assistance in the training of technical fellows and postgraduate students working in the research project.

Scientific publications

(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

ALBUQUERQUE, NATALIA; MILLS, DANIEL S.; GUO, KUN; WILKINSON, ANNA; RESENDE, BRISEIDA. Dogs can infer implicit information from human emotional expressions. ANIMAL COGNITION, AUG 2021. (18/25595-0, 19/15197-0)

ALBUQUERQUE, NATALIA; SAVALLI, CARINE; CABRAL, FRANCISCO; RESENDE, BRISEIDA. Do Emotional Cues Influence the Performance of Domestic Dogs in an Observational Learning Task?. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY, v. 12, MAY 20 2021. (19/15197-0, 18/25595-0)