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Male Yawning Is More Contagious than Female Yawning among Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Yawn contagion is not restricted to humans and has also been reported for several non-human animal species, including chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes). Contagious yawning may lead to synchronisation of behaviour. However, the function of contagious yawning is relatively understudied. In this study, we...

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Autores principales: Massen, Jorg J. M., Vermunt, Dorith A., Sterck, Elisabeth H. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3394737/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22808234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040697