The evolution of non-maternal caretaking among anthropoid primates: Do helpers help?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 213-220

  Mitani, John C ^a   Watts, David ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alloparental behavior; Comparative methods; Primates

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030895014     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050335     Document Type: Article

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