Proximity and estrous synchrony in Mahale chimpanzees

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Matsumoto Oda, Akiko ^a   Kasuya, Eiiti ^b  

^a Okinawa University   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Estrous synchrony; Mahale; Olfactory communication; Proximity; Wild chimpanzees

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE;

PAN (APE); PAN TROGLODYTES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; TIME;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 23244443930     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20135     Document Type: Article

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