Patterns of subgrouping and spatial affiliation in a community of mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)
β Scribed by Michelle Bezanson; Paul A. Garber; John T. Murphy; L. S. Premo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 70
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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