The historical socioecology of savanna baboons (Papio hamadryas)

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 265, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 215-226

  Henzi, S P ^a,b   Barrett, L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baboons; Infanticide; Papio hamadryas; Phenotypic plasticity; Population; Socioecology

Indexed keywords

PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

HAMADRYAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 15244356300     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836904006399     Document Type: Review

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