Rapid facial mimicry in geladas

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Mancini, Giada ^a,b   Ferrari, Pier Francesco ^a   Palagi, Elisabetta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; IMITATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEROPITHECUS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMPATHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; PERCEPTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEROPITHECUS;

EID: 84876571154     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01527     Document Type: Article

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