Temperament in Rhesus, Long-Tailed, and Pigtailed Macaques Varies by Species and Sex

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 303-313

  Sussman, Adrienne F ^a,b   Ha, James C ^a,b   Bentson, Kathy L ^a,b   Crockett, Carolyn M ^a,b  

^a Washington National Primate Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Context; Macaca; Macaque; Personality; Social behavior; Temperament

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MALE; PERSONALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHESUS MONKEY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TEMPERAMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACACA MULATTA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; MALE; PERSONALITY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERAMENT;

HAPLORHINI; MACACA; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MACACA MULATTA; MACACA NEMESTRINA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84874189203     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22104     Document Type: Article

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