Infant handling and maternal response in Japanese macaques

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 627-638

  Schino, Gabriele ^a,b   Speranza, Livia ^c   Ventura, Raffaella ^b   Troisi, Alfonso ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

^b Fauna Urbis ^*

^c Fauna Urbis   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infant handling; Macaca fuscata; Maternal protection; Social play

Indexed keywords

INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATERNAL CARE; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MACACA; MACACA FUSCATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0038241713     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023796531972     Document Type: Article

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