Animal Cognition: Multimodal Tactics of Orangutan Communication

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2007, Pages

  Leavens, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANTHROPOIDEA; COMPREHENSION; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

ANIMALIA; PONGO PYGMAEUS;

EID: 34548239112     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.07.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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