Chimpanzees copy dominant and knowledgeable individuals: Implications for cultural diversity

Evolution and Human Behavior

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 65-72

  Kendal, Rachel ^a   Hopper, Lydia M ^a,b,c,d   Whiten, Andrew ^b   Brosnan, Sarah F ^c,e   Lambeth, Susan P ^c   Schapiro, Steven J ^c,f   Hoppitt, Will ^b,g  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^g ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Cultural diversity; Culture; Social learning strategies; Transmission biases

Indexed keywords

PAN;

EID: 84916878399     PISSN: 10905138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2014.09.002     Document Type: Article

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