Tradition over trend: Neighboring chimpanzee communities maintain differences in cultural behavior despite frequent immigration of adult females

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 649-657

  Luncz, Lydia V ^a   Boesch, Christophe ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Culture; Group specific traits; Immigration; Tool use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANIMAL COMMUNITY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CULTURE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; IMMIGRATION; LONGEVITY; PRIMATE; SELECTION; SEXUAL MATURITY;

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISPERSAL; COTE D'IVOIRE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; COTE D'IVOIRE; CULTURE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84903132196     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22259     Document Type: Article

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