Imitation of the Sequential Structure of Actions by Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 270-281

  Whiten, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; IMITATION; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SYMBOLISM;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRACTICE (PSYCHOLOGY); PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 0032158754     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.112.3.270     Document Type: Article

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