Post-conflict affiliation in barbary macaques is influenced by conflict characteristics and relationship quality, but does not diminish short-term renewed aggression

Ethology

Volumn 115, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 658-670

  Patzelt, Annika ^a   Pirow, Ralph ^a   Fischer, Julia ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINSHIP; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS;

MACACA; MACACA SYLVANUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 67449112973     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2009.01649.x     Document Type: Article

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