Group Composition of Guinea Baboons (Papio papio) at a Water Place Suggests a Fluid Social Organization

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 652-668

  Patzelt, Annika ^a,b   Zinner, Dietmar ^a   Fickenscher, Gisela ^a   Diedhiou, Sarany ^c   Camara, Becaye ^d   Stahl, Daniel ^e   Fischer, Julia ^a,b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Institut Supérieur de Formation Agricole et Rurale I S F A R de Bambey   (Senegal)

^d Parc National de Niokolo Koba   (Senegal)

^e KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fixed point observation; Guinea baboons; Papio papio; Social organization

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GROUP SIZE; NATIONAL PARK; PRIMATE; SAVANNA; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

NIOKOLO KOBA NATIONAL PARK; SENEGAL; TAMBACOUNDA;

HAMADRYAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PAPIO PAPIO; PRIMATES; SESAMUM INDICUM;

EID: 79955540993     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-011-9493-z     Document Type: Article

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