Stone-throwing by Japanese macaques: form and functional aspects of a group-specific behavioral tradition

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 989-998

  Leca, Jean Baptiste ^a   Nahallage, Charmalie A D ^a   Gunst, Noëlle ^b   Huffman, Michael A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic display; Body posture; Handedness; Macaca fuscata; Social transmission; Stone handling; Tool use

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; HOMINID; PHYLOGENETICS; POSTURE; PRIMATE; TOOL USE;

HOMINIDAE; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 55949137143     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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