Transfer of tools and food between groups of tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-41

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a,b   Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NIH Animal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus apella; Cooperation; Exchange; Food sharing; Tool use

Indexed keywords

FOOD SHARING; TOOL USE; TUFTED CAPUCHIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PAPIO;

EID: 0030816450     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)43:1<33::AID-AJP2>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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