Testing mate, resource and infant defence functions of intergroup aggression in non-human primates: Issues and methodology

Behaviour

Volumn 144, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1521-1535

  Harris, Tara R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infant defence; Intergroup aggression; Mate defence; Methods; Resource defence

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES;

EID: 36049052319     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907782512128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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