Wild capuchins (Cebus capucinus) fail to use tools in an experimental field study

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 165-170

  Garber, P A ^a   Brown, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Lincoln Park Zoo ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchins; Cognition; Costa Rica; Problem solving; Tool use

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; CEBUS; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COSTA RICA;

CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS;

EID: 1842786372     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20013     Document Type: Article

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