Coevolution of Facial Expression and Social Tolerance in Macaques

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-235

  Dobson, Seth D ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Group size; Macaca; Social complexity

Indexed keywords

COEVOLUTION; COMPLEXITY; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; KINSHIP; PHYLOGENETICS; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOLERANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; MACACA; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; MACACA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

MACACA;

EID: 84864066525     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21991     Document Type: Article

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