Urinary testosterone levels of wild male bonobos (Pan paniscus) in the Lomako Forest, Democratic Republic of Congo

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-92

  Marshall, Andrew J ^a   Hohmann, Gottfried ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bonobos; Testosterone; Urinary steroids

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URINE;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TESTOSTERONE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS;

EID: 13944257073     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20099     Document Type: Article

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