The influence of ecology on chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) cultural behavior: A case study of five ugandan chimpanzee communities

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 446-457

  Gruber, Thibaud ^a,b   Potts, Kevin B ^c   Krupenye, Christopher ^d,e   Byrne, Maisie Rose ^f   Mackworth Young, Constance ^f   McGrew, William C ^g   Reynolds, Vernon ^b,h   Zuberbühler, Klaus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b BUDONGO CONSERVATION FIELD STATION   (Uganda)

^c AUGSBURG COLLEGE   (United States)

^d The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^e DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f JESUS COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^h MAGDALEN COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Ecology; Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DIET; ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCE; GEOGRAPHY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TOOL USE; UGANDA;

ANIMALS; CULTURE; DIET; ECOLOGY; FOOD PREFERENCES; GEOGRAPHY; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR; UGANDA;

EID: 84874341806     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028702     Document Type: Article

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