Preference or paradigm? Bonobos show no evidence of other-regard in the standard prosocial choice task

Behaviour

Volumn 152, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 521-544

  Tan, Jingzhi ^a   Kwetuenda, Suzy ^b   Hare, Brian ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary   (Congo)

Author keywords

bonobo; other regarding preferences; Pan paniscus; prosocial behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN PANISCUS;

EID: 84923901235     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539X-00003230     Document Type: Article

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