Dominance and Affiliation Mediate Despotism in a Social Primate

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 1833-1838

  King, Andrew J ^a,b   Douglas, Caitlin M S ^a   Huchard, Elise ^a,c   Isaac, Nick J B ^a   Cowlishaw, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; MALE; PAPIO URSINUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; AUTHORITARIANISM; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; MALE; PAPIO URSINUS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO URSINUS; PRIMATES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57049102837     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.10.048     Document Type: Article

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