Food manipulation and processing in wild western gorillas of Central African Republic: implications for studying behavioural variability

Food manipulation and processing in wild western gorillas of Central African Republic: implications for studying behavioural variability

Inter-group variability in food-processing techniques within species may involve subtle differences in grasping and manipulation of food items. Whereas traditional ethnographic approaches may help to identify some of this variation, more fine-scaled quantification of manipulative actions may be requ...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shelly Masi, Ellen JM Meulman, Françoise Aubaile, Sabrina Krief, Angelique Todd, Emanuelle Pouydebat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Société Francophone de Primatologie 2015-03-01
Series:Revue de Primatologie
Subjects:
behavioural variability
bimanual coordination
food manipulation
food processing
gorillas
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/2219

Internet

http://journals.openedition.org/primatologie/2219

Similar Items