Chapter 7 Plasticity of Communication in Nonhuman Primates

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue , 2009, Pages 239-276

  Snowdon, Charles T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Development, Learning; Environmental factors; Nonhuman primates; Production; Social factors; Social learning; Teaching; Usage

Indexed keywords

EID: 68049109540     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3454(09)40007-X     Document Type: Review

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