Birth in Bonobos (Pan Paniscus): A case report

Atti della Societa Toscana di Scienze Naturali, Memorie Serie B

Volumn 118, Issue , 2011, Pages 111-116

  Coppola, F ^a   Demuru, E ^a   Palagi, E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Delivery; Group behaviour; Human comparison; Placenta sharing; Primiparous female

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PAN PANISCUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84919398662     PISSN: 03657450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2424/ASTSN.M.2011.30     Document Type: Article

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