Reconciling conflicts in a one-male society: The case of geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

Primates

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 203-212

  Leone, Alessia ^a   Palagi, Elisabetta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coalitionary support; Female social cohesion; Peace keeping mechanisms; Theropithecus gelada; Valuable relationship hypothesis

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEROPITHECUS; ZOO ANIMAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEROPITHECUS;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PRIMATES; THEROPITHECUS; THEROPITHECUS GELADA;

EID: 77954216861     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-010-0188-4     Document Type: Article

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