Aimed throwing as a means of food transfer between tufted capuchins (Cebus apella)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 123-131

  Westergaard, Gregory Charles ^a,c   Kuhn, Heather E ^a   Babitz, Mindy A ^b   Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c NIH Animal Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchin; Cebus; Food sharing; Homo; Throwing

Indexed keywords

AIMED THROWING; FOOD SHARING; FOOD TRANSFER; TUFTED CAPUCHIN;

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS APELLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0031937092     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020315212310     Document Type: Article

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