Sharing the motivation to play: the use of signals in adult bonobos

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 887-896

  Palagi, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

bonobo; full play face; Pan paniscus; play face; playful propensity; ritualization; social play; social tolerance; solitary play; visual communication

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PLAY; PRIMATE; SIGNALING; VISUAL CUE;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 39449132523     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.07.016     Document Type: Article

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