Acquisition and development of stone handling behavior in infant Japanese macaques

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1193-1215

  Nahallage, Charmalie A D ^a   Huffman, Michael A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Behavioral model; Proximity; Solitary object play; Stimulus enhancement; Transmission

Indexed keywords

MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 34548679115     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907781890959     Document Type: Article

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