Sex differences in the stone tool-use behavior of a wild population of burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1239-1249

  Gumert, Michael D ^a   Hoong, Low Kuan ^a   Malaivijitnond, Suchinda ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Lithic technology; Long tailed macaques; Material culture; Sex differences; Stone tools; Thailand

Indexed keywords

BIVALVE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROCESSING; MANGROVE; PRIMATE; SESSILE SPECIES; WILD POPULATION;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOOL USE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

LAEM SON NATIONAL PARK; SOUTHERN REGION; THAILAND;

MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; OSTREIDAE; PRIMATES; RHIZOPHORACEAE;

EID: 80054892806     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20996     Document Type: Article

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