Social network analysis shows direct evidence for social transmission of tool use in wild chimpanzees.

Social network analysis methods have made it possible to test whether novel behaviors in animals spread through individual or social learning. To date, however, social network analysis of wild populations has been limited to static models that cannot precisely reflect the dynamics of learning, for i...

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Main Authors: Catherine Hobaiter, Timothée Poisot, Klaus Zuberbühler, William Hoppitt, Thibaud Gruber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-09-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4181963?pdf=render