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SUMMARY:Cultural transmission of tool selection in wild chimpanzees (Pan t
 roglodytes verus) - Dr Lydia Luncz\, University of Oxford
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CONTACT:Aurélien Mounier
DESCRIPTION:In the Taï National Park in the Ivory Coast\, three neighbori
 ng chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) groups are habituated to the presenc
 e of humans\, offering the unique opportunity to search for culturally-inf
 luenced behavior by simultaneously minimizing the effect of ecological and
  genetic influence. Diversity in percussive tool selection has been shown 
 to be group-specific and remain stable despite frequent female transfer be
 tween groups. \nTo investigate cultural transmission processes in wild chi
 mpanzee we compared tool selection for Coula edulis nut-cracking between l
 ocal and newly immigrated group members. Using archaeological methods\, we
  recovered previous tool preferences in the females’ original groups. Co
 mparing these patterns with direct observations after immigration\, we dem
 onstrate that new females conform to the tool selection of their new commu
 nity despite previous preferences for different tools.\n
LOCATION:BioAnth Lecture Theatre (Room 41)\, Division of Biological Anthro
 pology\, Pembroke Street\, Cambridge\, CB2 3QG
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