Male-Female Association Patterns Among Free-ranging Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 917-938

  Machanda, Zarin P ^a   Gilby, Ian C ^b   Wrangham, Richard W ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Association patterns; Chimpanzee; Male female relationships; Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii; Social bonds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GROOMING; HOME RANGE; HOMINID; MALE; PAIR BOND; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84884916266     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-013-9707-7     Document Type: Article

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