Group size, grooming and social cohesion in primates

J. Lehmann; A.H. Korstjens; R.I.M. Dunbar

doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.025

journal article Dec 01, 2007

Group size, grooming and social cohesion in primates

J. Lehmann A.H. Korstjens R.I.M. Dunbar

Animal Behaviour Vol. 74 No. 6 pp. 1617-1629 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Dec 01, 2007
Vol/Issue: 74(6)
Pages: 1617-1629
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J. Lehmann

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute)

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J. Lehmann, A.H. Korstjens, R.I.M. Dunbar (2007). Group size, grooming and social cohesion in primates. Animal Behaviour, 74(6), 1617-1629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2006.10.025

Group size, grooming and social cohesion in primates

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