Social network analysis in the study of nonhuman primates: A historical perspective

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 720-730

  Brent, Lauren J N ^a   Lehmann, Julia ^b   Ramos Fernández, Gabriel ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

History of primatology; Social behavior; Social network analysis; Social structure

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; PRIMATE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VISUALIZATION;

ANIMAL; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

ANIMALS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PRIMATES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

PRIMATES;

EID: 79959547703     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20949     Document Type: Review

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