Leaf swallowing behavior in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Biased learning and the emergence of group level cultural differences

Animal Cognition

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 871-880

  Huffman, Michael A ^a   Spiezio, Caterina ^b,c   Sgaravatti, Andrea ^d   Leca, Jean Baptiste ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Research Department   (Italy)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Captive chimpanzees; Leaf swallowing; Pan troglodytes; Self medication; Social learning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MASTICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT LEAF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWALLOWING;

ANIMALS; CULTURE; DEGLUTITION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; MASTICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PLANT LEAVES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 77958449052     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0335-8     Document Type: Article

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