Species-typical patterns of infant contact, sleeping site use and social cohesion among nocturnal primates in Africa

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 74, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 337-354

  Bearder, Simon K ^a   Ambrose, Lesley ^a   Harcourt, Caroline ^a   Honess, Paul ^a   Perkin, Andrew ^a   Pimley, Elizabeth ^a   Pullen, Samantha ^a   Svoboda, Nadine ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Galago; Infant contact; Nocturnal primates; Potto; Sleeping sites; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NESTING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STREPSIRHINI;

GALAGO; GALAGOIDES; OTOLEMUR; PERODICTICUS POTTO; PRIMATES;

EID: 0242662621     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073318     Document Type: Conference Paper

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