Grooming site preferences determined by lice infection among Japanese Macaques in Arashiyama

Primates

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 41-49

  Zamma, Koichiro ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ectoparasites; Grooming; Hygienic function; Lice; Macaca fuscata

Indexed keywords

ECTOPARASITE; GROOMING; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; EURYGASTER; MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PEDICINUS; PEDICINUS EURYGASTER; PEDICINUS OBTUSUS; PHTHIRAPTERA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0036223059     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02629575     Document Type: Article

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