Gestural communication in young gorillas (Gorilla gorilla): Gestural repertoire, learning, and use

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 95-111

  Pika, Simone ^a   Liebal, Katja ^a   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Gestures; Gorilla gorilla; Learning

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; LEARNING; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GESTURE; GORILLA; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGING; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GESTURES; GORILLA GORILLA; LEARNING; MALE;

GORILLA GORILLA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0041567017     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10097     Document Type: Article

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