Culture in animals: The case of a non-human primate culture of low aggression and high affiliation

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 217-233

  Sapolsky, Robert M ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 33749323618     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2006.0142     Document Type: Article

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