Female contributions to the peaceful nature of bonobo society

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 131-142

  Furuichi, Takeshi ^a  

^a Luo Scientific Reserve ^*  (Uganda)

Author keywords

Female dominance; Mother son relationship; Pan paniscus; Prolonged estrus; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

PAN; PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 80051772042     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: 15206505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.20308     Document Type: Article

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