Mother-infant attachment, peer relationships, and the development of social networks in rhesus monkeys

Human Development

Volumn 48, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 67-79

  Suomi, Stephen J ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Matrilines; Peers; Rhesus monkeys; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; FAMILY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; RELATIVE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; RHESUS MONKEY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 23944517085     PISSN: 0018716X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000083216     Document Type: Review

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