Seasonality and socioecology: The importance of variation in fruit abundance to bonobo sociality

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1013-1027

  White, Frances J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Feeding; Pan paniscus; Seasonality; Social bonds

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; FRUIT; SEASONALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PONGIDAE;

EID: 0032406511     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020374220004     Document Type: Article

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