The physical characteristics and usage patterns of stone axe and pounding hammers used by long-tailed macaques in the Andaman sea region of Thailand

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 594-608

  Gumert, Michael D ^a   Kluck, Marius ^b   Malaivijitnond, Suchinda ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Andaman sea; Long tailed macaque; Stone hammer; Stone tool use; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SHELLFISH; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HAND; MACACA; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; THAILAND; TOOL USE; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; HAND; MACACA FASCICULARIS; OBSERVATION; THAILAND; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANDAMAN SEA; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; OSTREIDAE; PAN; PRIMATES; TURRITELLA;

EID: 67650786529     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20694     Document Type: Article

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