Fatal chimpanzee attack in Loango National Park, Gabon

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1025-1034

  Boesch, Christophe ^a   Head, Josephine ^a   Tagg, Nikki ^a   Arandjelovic, Mimi ^a   Vigilant, Linda ^a   Robbins, Martha M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Fatal attack; Gabon; Intergroup conflict

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHROMOSOME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HOMINID; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; VOCALIZATION;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; GABON; LOANGO NATIONAL PARK; OGOOUE-MARITIME; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PAN;

EID: 36248992334     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-007-9201-1     Document Type: Article

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