Research Interests for Vanessa Woods

Studying the comparitive psychology of bonobos and chimpanzees. Particular interests are cooperation, xenophobia, and the development of socio-sexual behaviour in bonobos.

Keywords:

Bonobo, chimpanzee, cooperation, xenophobia

Current projects:

xenophobia

cooperation

socio-sexual behaviour

Areas of Interest:

Bonobo
chimpanzee
psychology
cooperation
xenophobia

Recent Publications   (search)

1. B. Hare, V. Woods, The Genius of Dogs (In Press), Dutton, New York
2. Woods, V; Hare, B, Bonobo but not chimpanzee infants use socio-sexual contact with peers., Primates; journal of primatology, vol. 52 no. 2 (April, 2011), pp. 111-116 [21127940], [doi] [abs]
3. V. Woods, Bonobo Handshake (2010), Gotham, New York [com]
4. V. Woods, H. Catchpole, It's True: Pirates Ate Rats (2009), Sydney, Australia
5. Woods, V; Hare, B, Think outside the lab: sanctuaries are the future of research on captive great apes, Encyclopaedia of Animal Behaviour and Welfar, vol. In press (June, 2008)