Chimpanzee tool technology in the Goualougo Triangle, Republic of Congo

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 420-433

  Sanz, Crickette M ^a   Morgan, David B ^b,c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Congo)

^c LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Human evolution; Pan troglodytes troglodytes; Tool manufacture; Tool use

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CONGO; GOUALOUGO TRIANGLE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ISOPTERA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33947509909     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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