Group size, infant development and social networks in free-ranging rhesus monkeys

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 405-421

  Berman, Carol M ^a   Rasmussen, K L R ^b   Suomi, Stephen J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; MOTHER-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

PUERTO RICO, CAYO SANTIAGO;

MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 0031060890     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1996.0321     Document Type: Article

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