Behavioral Development: Timing is Everything

Authors

Sarah F. Brosnan, Georgia State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

Paedomorphism can be a mechanism for differentiation between species. Here the authors demonstrate that bonobos take longer to reach adult levels of two behaviors than do chimpanzees, providing an empirical demonstration of this hypothesis among our closest relatives.

Comments

This article was originally published in the journal Current Biology. Copyright © 2013 Elsevier.

The post-peer-reviewed version is available here with the permission of the author.

Recommended Citation

Brosnan, S.F. (2010). Behavioral Development: Timing is everything. Current Biology, 20(3): R98-100. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.009