Hormones and social behavior in primates

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 66-78

  Anestis, Stephanie F ^a,b  

^a New Iberia Research Center in Louisiana   (Uganda)

^b Kibale National Park in Uganda   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Behavioral endocrinology; Cortisol; Estrogen; Neuroendocrinology; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 77953593295     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20253     Document Type: Article

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