Can Captive Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii) Be Coaxed Into Cumulative Build-Up of Techniques?

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 446-455

  Lehner, Stephan R ^a   Burkart, Judith M ^a   van Schaik, Carel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioral flexibility; Cumulative build up; Cumulative culture; Orangutan; Ratcheting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; ORANG UTAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOL USE; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; CULTURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PONGO ABELII; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 83755169623     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0024413     Document Type: Article

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