Diffusion dynamics of socially learned foraging techniques in squirrel monkeys

Current Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1251-1255

  Claidière, Nicolas ^a   Messer, Emily J E ^a   Hoppitt, William ^b   Whiten, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SQUIRREL MONKEY; VIDEORECORDING;

ANIMALS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; SAIMIRI; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANIMALIA; HAPLORHINI; SAIMIRI;

EID: 84879934448     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.05.036     Document Type: Article

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