Field experiments with non–human primates: A tutorial

Field and Laboratory Methods in Primatology: A Practical Guide, Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 207-224

  Zuberbühler, Klaus ^a,b   Wittig, Roman M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b BUDONGO CONSERVATION FIELD STATION   (Uganda)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511921643.013     Document Type: Chapter

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