Emotionality and intentionality in bonobo playful communication

Animal Cognition

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 333-344

  Demuru, Elisa ^a,b   Ferrari, Pier F ^a   Palagi, Elisabetta ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Facial expressions; Gestures; Pan paniscus; Social and solitary play

Indexed keywords

HOMINIDAE; PAN PANISCUS;

ANIMAL; BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PSYCHOLOGY; RECREATION;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURES; INTENTION; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 84926488088     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-014-0804-6     Document Type: Article

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