Primate sociality in evolutionary context

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 128, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 399-414

  Müller, Alexandra E ^a   Soligo, Christophe ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Frugivory; Primate origins; Rodents; Social networks; Social organization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; EVOLUTION; FLOWER; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT; LIFESTYLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; PRIMATES; RODENTIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 26044453823     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20086     Document Type: Article

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