Sex differences in tool use acquisition in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

• Published in: American journal of primatology Vol. 75; no. 9; pp. 917 - 926
• Main Authors: Boose, Klaree J., White, Frances J., Meinelt, Audra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Chimpanzees; Female; Gorillas; great apes; Isoptera; Learning; Male; Pan paniscus; Pan paniscus - physiology; Pan troglodytes; Primate behaviour; Primatology; Sex differentiation; Sex Factors; Social Behavior; Social conditions; Social group work; Social structure; social tolerance; Species comparisons; termite fishing; Tool Use Behavior - physiology; termite fishing; social tolerance; great apes

All the great ape species are known tool users in both the wild and captivity, although there is great variation in ability and behavioral repertoire. Differences in tool use acquisition between chimpanzees and gorillas have been attributed to differing levels of social tolerance as a result of diff...