Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) modify grouping and vocal behaviour in response to location-specific risk

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1621-1653

  Wilson, Michael L ^a   Hauser, Marc D ^b,c   Wrangham, Richard W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Grouping behaviour; Pan troglodytes; Territorial behaviour; Vocal regulation

Indexed keywords

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 36048957556     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907782512137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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