The evolution of social monogamy in primates

Monogamy: Mating Strategies and Partnerships in Birds, Humans and Other Mammals

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 59-80

  van Schaik, Carel P ^a   Kappeler, Peter M ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139087247.004     Document Type: Chapter

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