Chimpanzees infer the location of a reward on the basis of the effect of its weight

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Hanus, Daniel ^a   Call, Josep ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPREHENSION; LETTER; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; WEIGHT BEARING;

ANIMALS; COMPREHENSION; PAN TROGLODYTES; REWARD; WEIGHT-BEARING;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 43049109515     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.02.039     Document Type: Letter

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