Stone-tool usage by Thai long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 227-233

  Malaivijitnond, Suchinda ^a   Lekprayoon, Chariya ^a   Tandavanittj, Nontivich ^a   Panha, Somsak ^a   Cheewatham, Cheewapap ^b   Hamada, Yuzuru ^c  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Laemson National Park   (Thailand)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Long tailed macaques; Oysters; Shell cracking behavior; Stone tool use

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL SURVEY; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; HANDEDNESS; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACACA; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MACACA FASCICULARIS; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; LAEM SON NATIONAL PARK; PIAK NAM YAI ISLAND; RANONG; SOUTHEAST ASIA; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

BIVALVIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GAFRARIUM DIVARICATUM; GASTROPODA; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PORTUNIDAE; PRIMATES; THAIS; THALAMITA DANAE;

EID: 33846917719     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20342     Document Type: Article

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