Adult bonobos show no prosociality in both prosocial choice task and group service paradigm

Previous studies reported contrasting conclusions concerning bonobo prosociality, which are likely due to differences in the experimental design, the social dynamics among subjects and characteristics of the subjects themselves. Two hypotheses have been proposed to explain the occurrence of prosocia...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Jonas Verspeek, Edwin J. C. van Leeuwen, Daan W. Laméris, Nicky Staes, Jeroen M. G. Stevens
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2022-02-01
Subjects:	Pan paniscus Free choice Group experiment Food-provisioning Paradigm Pan universal
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/12849.pdf

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