Female relationships in bonobos (Pan paniscus): Evidence for bonding, cooperation, and female dominance in a male-philopatric species

Human Nature

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-96

  Parish, Amy Randall ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Aggression; Association; Bonobo (Pan paniscus); Cooperation; Female bonding; First reproduction; Food control; Food sharing; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030442386     PISSN: 10456767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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