Attacks on local persons by chimpanzees in Bossou, Republic of Guinea: Long-term perspectives

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 887-896

  Hockings, Kimberley J ^a,b,c   Yamakoshi, Gen ^d   Kabasawa, Asami ^d   Matsuzawa, Tetsuro ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b Centre for Research in Anthropology CRIA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Attacks; Chimpanzees; Conflict mitigation; Interspecies aggression

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; ECOTONE; FOREST EDGE; HOMINID; INTERSPECIFIC INTERACTION; ORCHARD; PERCEPTION;

BOSSOU; GUINEA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77957101109     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20784     Document Type: Article

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