Changes in social behavior and their hormonal correlates during pregnancy in pig-tailed macaques

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 707-718

  Maestripieri, Dario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormones; Pig tailed macaques; Pregnancy; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; GROOMING; HORMONE; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MACACA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0032751852     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020752702529     Document Type: Article

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