Who is responsible for fission in a free-ranging troop of baboons?

Ethology

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 128-133

  Ron, Tamar ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b Israel Nature and Parks Authority and Israel Electric Corporation   (Israel)

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EID: 0029786403     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1996.tb01110.x     Document Type: Article

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