Spatial association and social behaviour in zoo-living female ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua)

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Romero, Teresa ^a,b   Aureli, Filippo ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coati; Nasua nasua; Social interaction; Social organisation; Spatial association

Indexed keywords

NASUA; NASUA NASUA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33947166793     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907779947355     Document Type: Article

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