Urinary testosterone metabolite levels and aggressive behaviors in male and female bonobos (Pan paniscus)

Aggressive Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 425-434

  Sannen, Adinda ^a,b   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,b   Heistermann, Michael ^c   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bonobo; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 7444252276     PISSN: 0096140X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ab.20046     Document Type: Article

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