Male-female socio-spatial relationships and reproduction in wild chimpanzees

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 861-873

  Langergraber, Kevin E ^a,b   Mitani, John C ^c   Watts, David P ^d   Vigilant, Linda ^b  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Dominance rank; Pan troglodytes; Paternity; Reproductive success; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DOMINANCE; FEMALE; HOMINID; INTERSEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE; PATERNITY; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TAXONOMY; TERRITORY; WILD POPULATION;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 84877921450     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1509-6     Document Type: Article

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