Prosocial behaviour in animals: The influence of social relationships, communication and rewards

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1085-1093

  Cronin, Katherine A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOLINGUISTICS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communication; Comparative psychology; Dominance; Helping; Inequity; Prosocial; Proximate influence; Social relationship

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOMINANCE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HELPING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84867692652     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.08.009     Document Type: Review

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