The Chimpanzees of Gombe: Patterns of BehaviorDr. Goodall crowns her first quarter-century with the chimpanzees of Gombe by giving a comprehensive, up-to-date account of her work, a grand synthesis of animal behavior that presents a vast amount of information about man's nearest phylogenetic relative. 336 black-and-white, 23 color halftones. Illustrations. |
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... swelling gradually enlarges ( about six days ) ; maximal tumescence , when the swelling is described as full ( about ten days ) ; detumescence , when the skin of the anogenital area rapidly becomes flabby ( five to six days ) ; and a ...
... swelling gradually enlarges ( about six days ) ; maximal tumescence , when the swelling is described as full ( about ten days ) ; detumescence , when the skin of the anogenital area rapidly becomes flabby ( five to six days ) ; and a ...
Page 483
... swelling , which coincides with behavioral estrus , appears several days before the fertile periovulatory period . so that most or all of the group's males will be aware of the female's reproductive state by the time she ovulates . If ...
... swelling , which coincides with behavioral estrus , appears several days before the fertile periovulatory period . so that most or all of the group's males will be aware of the female's reproductive state by the time she ovulates . If ...
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... swelling during this time is unusually long . She also may continue to show irregular swellings during the first ... swelling , in a way , serves as a sexual bargaining point ; the price she has to pay is the occasional undesired ...
... swelling during this time is unusually long . She also may continue to show irregular swellings during the first ... swelling , in a way , serves as a sexual bargaining point ; the price she has to pay is the occasional undesired ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Dawn of Understanding | 7 |
The Mind of the Chimpanzee | 15 |
Copyright | |
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