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Social visual contact, a primary “drive” for social animals?

Social visual contact, a primary “drive” for social animals?

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Social visual contact, a primary “drive” for social animals?

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Social visual contact, a primary “drive” for social animals?

Publisher

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Journal title

Animal cognition, 2015-05, Vol.18 (3), p.657-666

Language

English

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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Contents

Social animals are always searching for conspecifics, thereby expressing a genuine “social need”. This need is illustrated by the fact that social isolation can induce isolation syndromes that can be attenuated by devices such as mirrors. Social contacts appear to be so vital for social animals that they may be ready to work to obtain social stimul...

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Social visual contact, a primary “drive” for social animals?

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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1672257287

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1672257287

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ISSN

1435-9448,1435-9456

E-ISSN

1435-9456

DOI

10.1007/s10071-015-0834-8

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