Idiosyncratic gesture use in a mother-infant dyad in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the wild

Abstract One promising method to tackle the question, “In which modality did language evolve?” is by studying the ontogenetic trajectory of signals in human’s closest living relatives, including chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Concerning gestures, current debates centre on four different hypotheses:...

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Main Authors: Bas van Boekholt, Isabelle Clark, Nicole J. Lahiff, Kevin C. Lee, Katie E. Slocombe, Claudia Wilke, Simone Pika
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2024-10-01
Series:Animal Cognition
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-024-01904-3
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