Age differences in neophilia, exploration, and innovation in family groups of callitrichid monkeys

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 167-188

  Kendal, R L ^a,d   Coe, R L ^a,b   Laland, K N ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Callitrichids; Exploration; Innovation; Neophilia; Reintroduction

Indexed keywords

AGE; PRIMATE;

CALLITRICHIDAE; PRIMATES;

AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CREATIVITY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; MARMOSET; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITRICHINAE; CREATIVENESS; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 23244465668     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20136     Document Type: Article

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