Kinship and Dominance Rank Influence the Strength of Social Bonds in Female Geladas (Theropithecus gelada)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 288-304

  Tinsley Johnson, Elizabeth ^a   Snyder Mackler, Noah ^b   Beehner, Jacinta C ^a   Bergman, Thore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite sociality index; Elo rating; Grooming; Proximity; Relatedness; Theropithecus gelada

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893801371     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-013-9733-5     Document Type: Article

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