Urinary testosterone metabolite levels in bonobos: A comparison with chimpanzees in relation to social system

Behaviour

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 683-696

  Sannen, Adinda ^a,b   Heistermann, Michael ^c   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,b   Möhle, Ulrike ^c   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Chimpanzee; Female dominance; Sex difference; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043071348     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853903322149504     Document Type: Article

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