Peering is not a formal indicator of subordination in bonobos (Pan paniscus)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-267

  Stevens, Jeroen M G ^a,b   Vervaecke, Hilde ^a,b   De Vries, Han ^c   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bonobo; Captivity; Formal dominance

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; DOMINANCE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PAN PANISCUS; PANISCUS;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 17844393857     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20113     Document Type: Article

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