An evaluation of the geographic method for recognizing innovations in nature, using zoo orangutans

Primates

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-118

  Lehner, Stephan R ^a   Burkart, Judith M ^a   van Schaik, Carel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Captive; Geographic method; Great apes; Innovation; Orangutan; Wild

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; MASS COMMUNICATION; ORANG UTAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CREATIVENESS; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; FEMALE; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; PONGO; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77955076993     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-009-0184-8     Document Type: Article

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