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Comment
. 2013 Feb 5;110(6):1978-9.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1222132110. Epub 2013 Jan 25.

Chimps play fair in the ultimatum game

Manfred Milinski  1
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Chimps play fair in the ultimatum game

Manfred Milinski. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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The author declares no conflict of interest.

Figures

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.
The proposer chimp has chosen the “equity” token and offers it to the respondent chimp. If the respondent accepts the offer, the six banana slices on the tray outside the cages are visibly divided according to the token selected and the reward made available to the chimps (see commentary text and ref. 4) for details).
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Comment on

  • Chimpanzees play the ultimatum game.
    Proctor D, Williamson RA, de Waal FB, Brosnan SF. Proctor D, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Feb 5;110(6):2070-5. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1220806110. Epub 2013 Jan 14. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013. PMID: 23319633 Free PMC article.

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