Post-conflict affiliation in common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus jacchus)
β Scribed by Karolina Westlund; Tomas Ljungberg; Ulrika Borefelt; Claes Abrahamsson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 123 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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