The extent of cultural variation between adjacent chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) communities∗A microecological approach

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 156, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-75

  Luncz, Lydia V ^a   Boesch, Christophe ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Culture; Ecology; Insectivory

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CHIMPANZEE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PREDATION; RESPONSE VARIABLE; ANIMAL; COTE D'IVOIRE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; COTE D'IVOIRE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84919460275     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.22628     Document Type: Article

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