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Adaptive behavior of baboons
Author(s) -
Maples William R.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
american journal of physical anthropology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.146
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1096-8644
pISSN - 0002-9483
DOI - 10.1002/ajpa.1330310116
Subject(s) - baboon , crop , geography , biology , ecology
Baboons in Kenya were observed while engaged in crop raiding. Those troops that were confirmed crop raiders displayed adaptive behavior in changed troop organization and in highly specialized raiding techniques that were quite different from Kenya baboon behavior as described in the literature.