Effect of spatial crowding on aggressive behavior in a bonobo colony

Zoo Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-395

  Sannen, Adinda ^a,b   Van Elsacker, Linda ^a,b   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggression; Bonobo; Pan paniscus; Spatial crowding

Indexed keywords

PAN (APE); PAN PANISCUS; PAN TROGLODYTES; PANISCUS; PRIMATES; TROGLODYTES;

EID: 9144270073     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.20024     Document Type: Article

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