The appearance and spread of ant fishing among the Kasekela chimpanzees of Gombe: A possible case of intercommunity cultural transmission

Current Anthropology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 650-663

  O'Malley, Robert C ^a   Wallauer, William ^b   Murray, Carson M ^c   Goodall, Jane ^b  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b The Jane Goodall Institute   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84868016919     PISSN: 00113204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/666943     Document Type: Article

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