The effects of dominance on mating behavior and paternity in a captive troop of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta)
โ Scribed by Martin Curie-Cohen; Deborah Yoshihara; Lesleigh Luttrell; Kathy Benforado; Jean W. MacCluer; Professor William H. Stone
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 796 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0275-2565
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