Infanticide and the evolution of pair bonds in nonhuman primates

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 117-129

  Palombit, Ryne A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Chacma baboon; Gibbon; Infanticide; Monogamy; Mountain gorilla

Indexed keywords

GORILLA GORILLA BERINGEI; HYLOBATES SP.; HYLOBATIDAE; MAMMALIA; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PAPIO URSINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033241218     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1999)7:4<117::AID-EVAN2>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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