Opposite effects of male and female helpers on social tolerance and proactive prosociality in callitrichid family groups

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Burkart, Judith M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84928042498     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09622     Document Type: Article

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