Use of overlap zones among group-living primates: A test of the risk hypothesis

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1599-1619

  Wrangham, Richard ^a   Crofoot, Meg ^a   Lundy, Rochelle ^a   Gilby, Ian ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Chimpanzee; Home range; Overlap zone; Primate; Redtail monkey; Risk hypothesis; Territory; White faced capuchin

Indexed keywords

CEBIDAE; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS ASCANIUS; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 36049028037     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907782512092     Document Type: Conference Paper

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