Modulation of physical understanding by common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 175-186

  Yamazaki, Yumiko ^a,b   Iriki, Atsushi ^b   Watanabe, Shigeru ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Common marmoset; Contact; Physical causality; Physical support; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 79951768267     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0351-8     Document Type: Article

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