Sex Differences in Play among Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) Infants: Implications for Adult Behavior and Social Structure

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 52-61

  Maestripieri, Dario ^a   Ross, Stephen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorillas; Partner preferences; Play; Sex differences; Social structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; FEMALE; GORILLA; INFANT; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PLAY; PREDICTION; ROLE PLAYING; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRAINING;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; GORILLA GORILLA; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0346789099     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10295     Document Type: Article

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