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Social behaviour in primates

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University Park Press, Dec 1, 1979 - Science - 256 pages

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This is a useful textbook on primate behavior from three decades ago. In its time, it was a good text (I never used it, but I did consider it a couple times). The work begins with a basic introduction ... Read full review

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Contents

PREFACE
1
SIZE COMPOSITION AND
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THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF PRIMATE GROUPS
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Social behaviour in primates
Social behaviour in primates
Neil Chalmers
Snippet view - 1979
Social behaviour in primates
Social behaviour in primates
Neil Chalmers
Snippet view - 1979

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TitleSocial behaviour in primates
Contemporary Biology Series
Series of student texts in contemporary biology
AuthorNeil Chalmers
EditorNeil Chalmers
Editionillustrated
PublisherUniversity Park Press, 1979
Original fromthe University of Michigan
Digitized27 Jan 2010
ISBN083911463X, 9780839114635
Length256 pages
Subjects ›  ›  › 

Mammals
Mammals/ Behavior
Primates
Primates/ Behavior
Science / General
Science / Life Sciences / Zoology / Primatology
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