Title
Progress and Prospects in Primate Tool Use and Cognition
Author(s)
Koops, Kathelijne; Sanz, Crickette
Published
Preprint
Publisher
PsyArXiv Preprints
Abstract
We review the main ecological and socio-cognitive hypotheses explaining the origin and evolution of tool use in primates. Whereas it is clear that recent studies have deepened our understanding of tool use in several domains, a more integrated approach will be necessary to further advance the field and place this information into a broader evolutionary context. We suggest a combined Comparative Socio-ecological and Developmental Approach (CSDA), which incorporates phylogenetic and ontogenetic perspectives with the ecological and socio-cognitive drivers of tool use as a means to clarify the integrated mechanisms that promote the emergence and maintenance of tool-using skills in primates, including humans.
Keywords
comparative approach; developmental approach; material culture; primate; tool use
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