Space to choose: Network analysis of social preferences in a captive chimpanzee community, and implications for management

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 748-757

  Clark, Fay E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Association; Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); Interaction; Management; Social network; Zoo

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ASSORTATIVE MATING; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KINSHIP; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PRIMATE; SOCIAL NETWORK; ZOO;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; FEMALE; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EDINBURGH [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 79959544637     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20903     Document Type: Article

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