Acquisition of foraging competence in wild brown capuchins (Cebus apella), with special reference to conspecifics' foraging artefacts as an indirect social influence

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 195-229

  Gunst, Noëlle ^a   Boinski, Sue ^b   Fragaszy, Dorothy M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age differences; Extractive foraging; Foraging artefacts; Physical maturation; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

CEBIDAE; CEBUS APELLA;

EID: 37249088524     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907783244701     Document Type: Article

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