Behavioral diversity in populations of free-ranging chimpanzees in Africa: Is it culture?

Human Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 209-220

  McGrew, W C ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Culture; Hominoidea; Pan troglodytes; Tool use

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CHIMPANZEE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA; HOMINOIDEA; PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 0032322049     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436505     Document Type: Review

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