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- Title
How do great apes acquire information on unusual feeding behaviors? A window to understand origins of self-medication in humans.
- Authors
Masi, S.; Narat, V.; Todd, A.; Krief, S.
- Abstract
The article presents the study which examined the ape consumption of unusual food with low energetic/nutritional content and/or known bioactivity as of January 2012. The study was conducted at the Kibale National Park in Uganda and the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in Central African Republic. Also investigated is the effect of age on social learning of the primates.
- Subjects
APE behavior; PRIMATE feeding habits; MEDICINAL plants; METABOLIC detoxification; CHIMPANZEES; FOOD
- Publication
Journal of Biological Research / Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale, 2012, Vol 85, Issue 1, p293
- ISSN
1826-8838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4081/jbr.2012.4146