Tool Use Behavior

Modifying, carrying, or manipulating an item external to itself by an animal, before using it to effect a change on the environment or itself (from Beck, Animal Tool Behavior, 1980).

Year introduced: 2007

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Tree Number(s): F01.145.113.840

MeSH Unique ID: D053001

Entry Terms:

• Behaviors, Tool Use
• Behavior, Tool Use
• Tool Use Behaviors

Previous Indexing:

• Behavior, Animal (1973-2006)

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Psychiatry and Psychology Category
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Behavior
Behavior, Animal
Tool Use Behavior