Predicting the frequency of food-related agonism in white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus), using a novel focal-tree method

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 533-550

  Vogel, E R ^a,b   Janson, C H ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cebus capucinus; Contest competition; Focal tree method; Socioecology

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONTEST COMPETITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; SOCIOBIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBUS; COSTA RICA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 34247641769     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20368     Document Type: Article

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