Social networks and social complexity in female-bonded primates

Proceedings of the British Academy

Volumn 158, Issue , 2010, Pages

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

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EID: 77953151243     PISSN: 00681202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
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