Dominance, cortisol and stress in wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)
โ Scribed by MartinN. Muller; RichardW. Wrangham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 228 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0340-5443
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