Social knowledge and signals in primates

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 683-694

  Bergman, Thore J ^a   Sheehan, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Communication; Information; Signal; Social knowledge

Indexed keywords

PIGMENT;

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; KNOWLEDGE; PRIMATE; SIGNAL; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; FACE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMATE; SCROTUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THORAX;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; FACE; MALE; PIGMENTS, BIOLOGICAL; PRIMATES; SCROTUM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THORAX;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84877922757     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22103     Document Type: Article

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