Fatal attack on an infant by an adult female Tonkean macaque

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 219-227

  Muroyama, Yasuyuki ^a,b   Thierry, Bernard ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Captivity; Infanticide; Macaca tonkeana; Polyadic interactions; Social relationships; Sulawesi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0344636529     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02735449     Document Type: Article

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