Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) instrumentally help but do not communicate in a mutualistic cooperative task

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 251-260

  Bullinger, Anke F ^a   Melis, Alicia P ^b   Tomasello, Michael ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Communication; Helping; Mutualism; Pan troglodytes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; COOPERATION; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84906262322     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035645     Document Type: Article

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