Training squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) to deceive: Acquisition and analysis of behavior toward cooperative and competitive trainers

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 115, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 282-293

  Anderson, James R ^a   Kuroshima, Hika ^b   Kuwahata, Hiroko ^b   Fujita, Kazuo ^b   Vick, Sarah Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; RECUMBENCY; TEACHING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECEPTION; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; SAIMIRI; TEACHING;

EID: 85047681817     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.115.3.282     Document Type: Article

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