Do Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Spontaneously Take Turns in a Reciprocal Cooperation Task?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 242-249

  Yamamoto, Shinya ^a   Tanaka, Masayuki ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); punishment; reciprocal altruism; solicitation; turn taking

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; APPETITE; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ALTRUISM; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; REWARD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 67949083772     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015838     Document Type: Article

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