Stone tool use by adult wild bearded capuchin monkeys (Cebus libidinosus). Frequency, efficiency and tool selectivity

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-107

  Spagnoletti, Noemi ^a,b   Visalberghi, Elisabetta ^a   Ottoni, Eduardo ^c   Izar, Patricia ^c   Fragaszy, Dorothy ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass; Energetic costs; Hammer selection; Nut cracking; Sexual differences

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HUMAN EVOLUTION; PRIMATE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; TOOL USE;

CEBUS; CEBUS LIBIDINOSUS; PAN;

EID: 79956071060     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2011.02.010     Document Type: Article

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