Flexibility and Persistence of Chimpanzee (Pan Troglodytes) Foraging Behavior in a Captive Environmentxht

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 661-668

  Bonnie, Kristin E ^a,b   Milstein, Marissa S ^b   Calcutt, Sarah E ^b   Ross, Stephen R ^b   Wagner, Kathy E ^b   Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V ^b,c  

^a BELOIT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Learning; Optimal foraging; Social influences; Termite fishing

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PERSISTENCE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; APPETITE; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; ISOPTERA; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; ISOPTERA; LEARNING; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMALIA; ISOPTERA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 84861549202     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22020     Document Type: Article

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