Natural choice in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Perceptual and temporal effects on selective value

Learning and Motivation

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 186-196

  Beran, Michael J ^a   Ratliff, Chasity L ^b   Evans, Theodore A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Decision making; Foraging; Natural choice; Pan troglodytes; Selective value effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249167308     PISSN: 00239690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lmot.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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