Effects of early rearing conditions on problem-solving skill in captive male chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 626-633

  Morimura, Naruki ^a,b   Mori, Yusuke ^b  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chimpanzee Sanctuary Uto   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Cognitive task; Problem solving skill; Rearing condition

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FRUIT; HOMINID; LOCOMOTION; REARING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FRUIT; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN; UTO;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 77953331208     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20819     Document Type: Article

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