"Tool Use Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Modifying, carrying, or manipulating an item external to itself by an animal, before using it to effect a change on the environment or itself (from Beck, Animal Tool Behavior, 1980).
| Descriptor ID |
D053001
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.113.840
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| Concept/Terms |
Tool Use Behavior- Tool Use Behavior
- Behavior, Tool Use
- Behaviors, Tool Use
- Tool Use Behaviors
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tool Use Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Why human environments enhance animal capacities to use objects: Evidence from keas (Nestor notabilis) and apes (Gorilla gorilla, Pan paniscus, Pongo abelii, Pongo pygmaeus). J Comp Psychol. 2018 11; 132(4):419-426.
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Cognition in the wild: exploring animal minds with observational evidence. Biol Lett. 2011 Aug 23; 7(4):619-22.
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Animal tool-use. Curr Biol. 2010 Dec 07; 20(23):R1032-9.
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Triadic and collaborative play by gorillas in social games with objects. Anim Cogn. 2010 Jul; 13(4):591-607.
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Animal cognition: bring me my spear. Curr Biol. 2007 Mar 06; 17(5):R164-5.