Spontaneous performance of wild baboons on three novel food-access puzzles

Animal Cognition

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 223-230

  Laidre, Mark E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Evolutionary origins; Field experiments; Problem solving; Technical intelligence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

HOMINIDAE; PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 40949104874     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-007-0104-5     Document Type: Article

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