Long-term research on chimpanzee behavioral ecology in Kibale National Park, Uganda

Long-Term Field Studies of Primates

Volumn 9783642225147, Issue , 2012, Pages 313-338

  Watts, David P ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22514-7_14     Document Type: Chapter

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