Dominance among female white-faced capuchin monkeys (Cebus capucinus): Hierarchical linearity, nepotism, strength and stability

Behaviour

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 899-931

  Bergstrom, MacKenzie L ^a   Fedigan, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Competitive strategies; Females; Neotropical primates; Rank inheritance; Social behaviour

Indexed keywords

CEBIDAE; CEBUS; CEBUS CAPUCINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77952534249     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/000579510X497283     Document Type: Article

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