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Factors shaping social learning in chimpanzees

2018-01-01

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Culture is an important means by which both human and non-human animals transmit useful behaviours between individuals and generations. Amongst animals, chimpanzees live particularly varied cultural lives. However, the processes and factors that influence whether chimpanzees will be motivated to copy an observed behaviour are poorly understood. In this thesis, I explore various factors and their influence on socia...

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Literature Corpus work: 88fb1a6b-de3a-5be9-81ca-cc7368e818a9
DOI: 10.17630/10023-12781

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