Size of sexual swellings reflects ovarian function in chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

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  2003

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  Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

• Publication date

  2003-06-25

• Fields of study

  Biology

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  DOI 10.1007/s00265-003-0648-6
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