How cross-fostered chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) initiate and maintain conversations

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 12-26

  Bodamer, Mark D ^b   Gardner, R Allen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; FEMALE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036511864     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037//0735-7036.116.1.12     Document Type: Article

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