The Behavior of Wild White-Faced Capuchins. Demography, Life History, Social Relationships, and Communication.

Advances in the Study of Behavior

Volumn 44, Issue , 2012, Pages 135-181

  Perry, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capuchins; Coalitions; Cooperation; Infanticide; Kinship; Life history strategies; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861985717     PISSN: 00653454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-394288-3.00004-6     Document Type: Chapter

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