Ecology, feeding competition and social structure in baboons

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 321-329

  Barton, Robert A ^a   Byrne, Richard W ^b   Whiten, Andrew ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baboons; Competition; Ecology; Group size

Indexed keywords

BABOON; FOOD COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

PAPIO;

EID: 0029659416     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050248     Document Type: Article

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