Presentations & Publications

Presentations

2012

Bullinger, A.F., Burkart, M., Melis, A.P., & Tomasello, M.
"Bonobos, Pan paniscus, chimpanzees, Pan troglodytes, and marmosets, Callithrix jacchus, prefer to feed alone"
Poster presented at the 24th IPS Congress, Cancun (MX)

2011

Bullinger, A.F. , Melis, A.P. & Tomasello, M.
“Chimpanzees prefer individual over collaborative strategies toward goals”
Talk presented at the 23rd HBES Conference, Montpellier (F)

Bullinger, A.F. 
"Can animals think?"
Discussion (in German) at the TV show "Kreuz & Quer" of the ORF, Vienna (A)

2010

Bullinger, A.F., Wyman, E., Melis, A.P. & Tomasello, M.
"Chimpanzees' Coordination in a 'Stag Hunt' Game"
Talk presented at the 23rd IPS Congress, Kyoto (JP)

Bullinger, A.F., Wyman, E., Melis, A.P. & Tomasello, M.
"Chimpanzees' Coordination in a 'Stag Hunt' Game"
Poster presented at the 5th EHBEA Conference, Wroclaw (PL)

2009

Bullinger, A.F., Zimmermann, F., Kaminski, J. & Tomasello, M.
"Different Social Motives in the Gestural Communication of Chimpanzees and Human Children"
Poster presented at the Primate Mind Workshop, Erice (I)

Bullinger, A.F.
"How Scientists Explore the Behavior of Apes"
Talk (in German) presented at the International Book Fair, Leipzig (D)

Bullinger, A.F., Zimmermann, F., Kaminski, J. & Tomasello, M.
"Different Social Motives in the Gestural Communication of Chimpanzees and Human Children"
Talk presented at the 11th GfP Conference, Hannover (D)

2008

Bullinger, A.F., Zimmermann, F., Kaminski, J. & Tomasello, M.
"To Point or not to Point? Orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus), Bonobos (Pan paniscus) and Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Pointing Behavior in Different Motivational Contexts"
Poster presented at the 22nd IPS Congress, Edinburgh (UK)

 

Publications

Bullinger, A.F., Melis, A.P. & Tomasello, M. (subm.) Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) instrumentally help but do not communicate in a mutualistic cooperative task.

Bullinger, A.F., Burkart, M., Melis, A.P. & Tomasello, M. (2013). Bonobos, Pan paniscus, chimpanzees, Pan troglodyte, and marmosets, Callithrix jacchus, prefer to feed alone. Animal Behaviour, 85 (1): 51-60. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.006

Bullinger, A.F. (2012). Unable or unwilling? Cognitive and motivational foundations of collaborative activities in primates. Dissertation thesis. Leipzig, University of Leipzig

Bullinger, A.F., Wyman, E., Melis, A.P., & Tomasello, M. (2011). Coordination of Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in a Stag Hunt Game. International Journal of Primatology - special issue on group coordination and collective decision making by primates, 32 (6): 1296-1310. doi: 10.1007/s10764-011-9546-3

Bullinger, A.F., Melis, A.P., & Tomasello, M. (2011). Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) prefer individual over collaborative strategies toward goals. Animal Behaviour, 82 (5): 1135-1141. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.08.008

Bullinger, A.F., Zimmermann, F., Kaminski, J. & Tomasello, M. (2011). Different Social Motives in the Gestural Communication of Chimpanzees and Human Children. Developmental Science, 14 (1): 58-68. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00952.x

Bullinger, A. F.  (2007). Hopeful or Helpful? Chimpanzees pointing behaviour in different motivational contexts. Diploma thesis. Freiburg, Albert-Ludwigs-University