Allogrooming behavior and grooming site preferences in captive bonobos (Pan paniscus): Association with female dominance

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 525-546

  Franz, Cornelia ^a  

^a Inst Zool an Karl Franzens Univ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Allogrooming; Female dominance; Grooming site preferences; Pan paniscus; Social grooming

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVITY; GROOMING;

PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS;

EID: 0032870088     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020338706800     Document Type: Article

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