Maternal recognition of individual infant squirrel monkeys from isolation call playbacks

Bibliographic Data

ID19387124
AuthorsDavid Symmes (National Institutes of Health, corresponding author), Maxeen Biben (National Institutes of Health)
Year1985
Volume9
Issue1
Pages39-46
Publication date1985-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Primatology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0275-2565 • E-ISSN: 1098-2345
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/ajp.1350090105
PMID31986795
OpenAlexW1976222523
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited13

Responses of six squirrel monkey ( Saimiri sciureus ) mothers to playback of a single call type, the “isolation peep,” made by their own infants were tested after mothers and infants had been separated for more than a week. The playback tapes were edited from tapes containing mixed vocal material recorded when infants and mothers could see but not touch each other. Mothers showed recognition of their own infants compared to other familiar infants by increases in four measures of proximity to the speaker. These data provide evidence that maternal recognition of infants by means of acoustic cues is possible when the test stimuli consist of examples of a single call type with demonstrated individuality

Acoustics · Animal communication · Biology · Sound production · Squirrel monkey · Zoology · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior · Child and Animal Learning Development · Communication · Primate Behavior and Ecology · Psychology · Ecology

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