Cognition in the wild: Exploring animal minds with observational evidence

Biology Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 619-622

  Byrne, R W ^a   Bates, L A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CETACEAN; COGNITION; ELEPHANT; HOMINID; HUMAN ACTIVITY; ONTOGENY; TOOL USE; VOCALIZATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

CONGO; GOUALOUGO TRIANGLE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80051695010     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2011.0352     Document Type: Review

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