Spontaneous triadic engagement in bonobos (pan paniscus) and chimpanzees (pan troglodytes)

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 245-255

  MacLean, Evan ^a   Hare, Brian ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Chimpanzee; Shared intentionality; Social motivation; Triadic interaction

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84883177976     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030935     Document Type: Article

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