Leaf-swallowing in Nigerian chimpanzees: Evidence for assumed self-medication

Primates

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-76

  Fowler, Andrew ^a   Koutsioni, Yianna ^a   Sommer, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leaf swallowing; Pan troglodytes vellerosus; Self medication

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MEDICINE; PARASITE CONTROL; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NIGERIA; PAN TROGLODYTES; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; SELF MEDICATION; STRONGYLOIDEA;

ANIMALS; FECES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; NIGERIA; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT LEAVES; SELF MEDICATION;

AFRICA; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

DESMODIUM GANGETICUM; FABACEAE; OESOPHAGOSTOMUM STEPHANOSTOMUM; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VELLEROSUS; PAPILIONOIDEAE; STRONGYLOIDEA;

EID: 33845542870     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-006-0001-6     Document Type: Article

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