Implications of body mass and predation for ape social system and biogeographical distribution

Oikos

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-390

  Lehmann, Julia ^a,b   Dunbar, Robin ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY MASS; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; GROUP SIZE; PREDATION RISK; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

HOMINIDAE;

EID: 61849146714     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.16382.x     Document Type: Article

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