Experimental evidence for yawn contagion in orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus)
Abstract Yawning is highly contagious, yet both its proximate mechanism(s) and its ultimate causation remain poorly understood. Scholars have suggested a link between contagious yawning (CY) and sociality due to its appearance in mostly social species. Nevertheless, as findings are inconsistent, CY’...
Main Authors: | Evy van Berlo, Alejandra P. Díaz-Loyo, Oscar E. Juárez-Mora, Mariska E. Kret, Jorg J. M. Massen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-12-01
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Series: | Scientific Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-79160-x |
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