Play and social dynamics in a captive herd of gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 286-292

  Mancini, Giada ^a   Palagi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adult play; Agonistic support; Gelada baboons; Grooming; Immature play

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CORRELATION; GROOMING; PLAY; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERD; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; PLAY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; THEROPITHECUS;

THEROPITHECUS GELADA;

EID: 70350135149     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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