Food begging and sharing in wild bonobos (Pan paniscus): assessing relationship quality?

Primates

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 367-376

  Goldstone, Lucas G ^a,b   Sommer, Volker ^b   Nurmi, Niina ^c,d   Stephens, Colleen ^d   Fruth, Barbara ^a,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^e CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessing relationships; Bonobo; Food sharing; Pan paniscus; Reciprocity; Sharing under pressure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD; GROOMING; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

BANDUNDU; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; LUI KOTAL;

PAN PANISCUS; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84960367724     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-016-0522-6     Document Type: Article

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