Inequity aversion in relation to effort and relationship quality in long-tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 145-156

  Massen, Jorg J M ^a   Van Den Berg, Lisette M ^a   Spruijt, Berry M ^a   Sterck, Elisabeth H M ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BIOMEDICAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cost benefit ratio; Dominance position; Inequity aversion; Long tailed macaques; Relationship quality

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOMINANCE; HABITUATION; PRIMATE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS;

EID: 84855923903     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21014     Document Type: Article

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