Ontogeny of manipulative behavior and nut-cracking in young tufted capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella): A Perception-action perspective

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 828-840

  De Resende, Briseida Dogo ^a   Ottoni, Eduardo B ^a   Fragaszy, Dorothy M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; LEARNING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NUT; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CEBUS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NUTS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PERCEPTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 53349149112     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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