Defining Higher Levels in the Multilevel Societies of Geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1054-1068

  Snyder Mackler, Noah ^a   Beehner, Jacinta C ^b   Bergman, Thore J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Band; Community; Modular society; One male unit; Social organization; Team; Theropithecus

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATION BEHAVIOR; DATA SET; HOME RANGE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ETHIOPIA; SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK;

THEROPITHECUS; THEROPITHECUS GELADA;

EID: 84866742012     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-012-9584-5     Document Type: Article

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