Applying Quantitative Genetic Methods to Primate Social Behavior

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 108-128

  Blomquist, Gregory E ^a   Brent, Lauren J N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Behavioral genetics; Generalized linear mixed model; Heritability; Rhesus macaque; Spatial proximity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893624588     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-013-9709-5     Document Type: Article

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