What Role Do Mothers Play in the Gestural Acquisition of Bonobos (Pan paniscus) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)?

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 246-262

  Schneider, Christel ^a,b,c   Call, Josep ^b   Liebal, Katja ^a,b,c  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Chimpanzee; Communication; Gesture acquisition; Mother infant dyad

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE CLASS; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATERNAL EFFECT; ONTOGENY; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84857142538     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9570-3     Document Type: Article

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