Canine teeth and rank in Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata)

Autor: Jennifer Hughes, B. K. Alexander
Rok vydání: 1971
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Zdroj: Primates. 12:91-93
ISSN: 0032-8332
DOI: 10.1007/bf01730385
Popis: Canine teeth were extracted from seven adult male Japanese monkeys. Observations over the next four years led to the conclusion that canines are not essential for either the attainment or maintenance of high rank, but that they may play an important part in the self-defense of low-ranking males.
Databáze: OpenAIRE