Comparison of stone handling behavior in two macaque species: Implications for the role of phylogeny and environment in primate cultural variation

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1124-1132

  Nahallage, Charmalie A D ^a,b   Huffman, Michael A ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Behavioral predisposition; Environment; M. fuscata; M. mulatta; Object play

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LEARNING; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; TAXONOMY;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; MACACA; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBSERVATION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENT; MACACA; OBSERVATION; PHYLOGENY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 57349166580     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20610     Document Type: Article

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