Ecology rather than psychology explains co-occurrence of predation and border patrols in male chimpanzees

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 61-74

  Gilby, Ian C ^a   Wilson, Michael L ^b   Pusey, Anne E ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioural syndrome; Chimpanzee; Collective action; Cooperation; Hunting; Impact males; Lethal aggression; Pan troglodytes; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MALE BEHAVIOR; PREDATION; PRIMATE; PSYCHOLOGY; TERRITORIALITY;

GOMBE NATIONAL PARK; KIGOMA [TANZANIA]; TANZANIA;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS SP.; HAPLORHINI; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PROCOLOBUS; PROCOLOBUS BADIUS;

EID: 84880150120     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.04.012     Document Type: Article

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