Nest-Building by Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) at Seringbara, Nimba Mountains: Antipredation, Thermoregulation, and Antivector Hypotheses

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 356-380

  Koops, Kathelijne ^a   McGrew, William C ^a   de Vries, Han ^b   Matsuzawa, Tetsuro ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chimpanzee; Mosquitoes; Nest building; Predation; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DISEASE VECTOR; HABITAT TYPE; HOME RANGE; HUMIDITY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MOSQUITO; NEST SITE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PRIMATE; SITE SELECTION; THERMOREGULATION;

GUINEA; NIMBA RANGE; SERINGBARA;

NIMBA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES VERUS;

EID: 84858799697     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9585-4     Document Type: Article

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