Bonobo habituation in a forest–savanna mosaic habitat: influence of ape species, habitat type, and sociocultural context

Primates

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 339-349

  Narat, Victor ^a   Pennec, Flora ^a   Simmen, Bruno ^b   Ngawolo, Jean Christophe Bokika ^c   Krief, Sabrina ^a,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Université Diderot Paris 7   (France)

^c Projet Pour la Conservation des Grands Singes ^*  (Congo)

^d Projet Pour la Conservation des Grands Singes   (France)

Author keywords

Ape habituation; Bonobo; DRC; Forest savanna mosaic; Sociocultural context

Indexed keywords

HABITAT TYPE; HABITUATION; HOME RANGE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; PRIMATE; RISK FACTOR; SAVANNA;

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO;

ANIMALIA; GALAGO; PAN PANISCUS; PRIMATES;

ANIMAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FEMALE; FOREST; GRASSLAND; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CULTURE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; FORESTS; GRASSLAND; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; PAN PANISCUS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84942416556     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-015-0476-0     Document Type: Article

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