Advances in field-based studies of primate behavioral endocrinology

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Strier, Karen B ^a   Ziegler, Toni E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral endocrinology; Development; Field endocrinology; Field studies; Noninvasive methods; Social and reproductive strategies

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINOLOGY; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

PRIMATES;

HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HORMONES; PRIMATES;

EID: 27744531240     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20165     Document Type: Conference Paper

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