Male chimpanzees form enduring and equitable social bonds

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 633-640

  Mitani, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

chimpanzee; Pan troglodytes; social behaviour; social relationship

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC; DOMINANCE; GROOMING; KINSHIP; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMATE; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; NGOGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA; WESTERN PROVINCE [UGANDA];

ANIMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 59849119934     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.11.021     Document Type: Article

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