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@article{citeulike:173932, abstract = {Geographic variation in some aspects of chimpanzee behavior has been interpreted as evidence for culture. Here we document similar geographic variation in orangutan behaviors. Moreover, as expected under a cultural interpretation, we find a correlation between geographic distance and cultural difference, a correlation between the abundance of opportunities for social learning and the size of the local cultural repertoire, and no effect of habitat on the content of culture. Hence, great-ape cultures exist, and may have done so for at least 14 million years.}, address = {Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Post Office Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708, USA. vschaik@duke.edu}, author = {van Schaik, C. P. and Ancrenaz, M. and Borgen, G. and Galdikas, B. and Knott, C. D. and Singleton, I. and Suzuki, A. and Utami, S. S. and Merrill, M.}, citeulike-article-id = {173932}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1078004}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/abstract/299/5603/102}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12511649}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=12511649}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/299/5603/102}, day = {3}, doi = {10.1126/science.1078004}, issn = {1095-9203}, journal = {Science}, keywords = {gunung\_palung, orangutan}, month = {January}, number = {5603}, pages = {102--105}, posted-at = {2008-05-03 00:38:50}, priority = {2}, title = {Orangutan cultures and the evolution of material culture.}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1078004}, volume = {299}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:173932 L3 - citeulike-article-id:173932 N2 - Geographic variation in some aspects of chimpanzee behavior has been interpreted as evidence for culture. Here we document similar geographic variation in orangutan behaviors. Moreover, as expected under a cultural interpretation, we find a correlation between geographic distance and cultural difference, a correlation between the abundance of opportunities for social learning and the size of the local cultural repertoire, and no effect of habitat on the content of culture. Hence, great-ape cultures exist, and may have done so for at least 14 million years. IS - 5603 JF - Science SN - 1095-9203 AD - Department of Biological Anthropology and Anatomy, Duke University, Post Office Box 90383, Durham, NC 27708, USA. vschaik@duke.edu EP - 105 TI - Orangutan cultures and the evolution of material culture. VL - 299 SP - 102 KW - gunung_palung KW - orangutan AU - van Schaik, CP AU - Ancrenaz, M AU - Borgen, G AU - Galdikas, B AU - Knott, CD AU - Singleton, I AU - Suzuki, A AU - Utami, SS AU - Merrill, M PY - 2003/01/03/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1078004 ER -