Intergroup conflicts among chimpanzees in Taï National Park: Lethal violence and the female perspective

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 519-532

  Boesch, Christophe ^a   Crockford, Catherine ^a   Herbinger, Ilka ^b   Wittig, Roman ^b   Moebius, Yasmin ^b   Normand, Emmanuelle ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques   (Côte d’Ivoire)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Female strategies; Intergroup conflicts; Lethal violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HOMINID; PERCEPTION; TERRITORIALITY; VIOLENCE;

AFRICA; COTE D'IVOIRE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TAI NATIONAL PARK; WEST AFRICA;

PAN;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COTE D'IVOIRE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51649109159     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20524     Document Type: Article

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