Sociability of female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops spp.) and chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): Understanding evolutionary pathways toward social convergence

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 85-95

  Pearson, Heidi C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Cetacean; Chimpanzee; Dolphin; Great ape; Social convergence

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BOTTLE-NOSED DOLPHIN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

CETACEA; HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES; TURSIOPS; TURSIOPS TRUNCATUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 79959526195     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20296     Document Type: Article

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