A preliminary analysis of the timing of infant exploration in relation to social structure in 17 primate species

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 152-156

  Treves, Adrian ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult males; Conspecific threat; Infant development; Infanticide; Maternal protectiveness; Predation; Social structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742606901     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157216     Document Type: Article

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