Using biological markets principles to examine patterns of grooming exchange in Macaca thibetana

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1269-1279

  Balasubramaniam, K N ^a   Berman, C M ^a   Ogawa, H ^b   Li, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b CHUKYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c ANHUI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biological markets; Dominance gradients; Grooming exchange; Macaques

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONTEST COMPETITION; DOMINANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; GROOMING; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PRIMATE; RECIPROCITY; SAMPLING; TOLERANCE; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROOMING; MACACA; MARKETING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GROOMING; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MACACA; MARKETING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA THIBETANA; PRIMATES;

EID: 80054889003     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20999     Document Type: Article

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