Spit happens!
Social learning shapes the spread of a new non-invasive saliva sampling technique in wild Vervet Monkeys (Chlorocebus pygerythrus)
Hej Allihopa !
I’m Pablo, a French and Spanish student in Applied Ethology.
This webpage features a short overview of my Master’s thesis about the implementation of a new non-invasive saliva sampling technique in wild, habituated vervet monkeys. In parallel, it also focuses on how individuals learn from each other in the context of a novel scarce and discrete food source.
Keep reading if you feel like learning more about it !