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Human impacts, disease risk, and population dynamics in the chimpanzees of Gombe National Park, Tanzania
Anne E. Pusey,
Michael L. Wilson,
D. Anthony Collins,
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Anne E. Pusey
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, 1987 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108Search for more papers by this authorMichael L. Wilson
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Search for more papers by this authorD. Anthony Collins
The Jane Goodall Institute, Gombe Stream Research Centre, Tanzania
Search for more papers by this authorAnne E. Pusey,
Michael L. Wilson,
D. Anthony Collins,
Corresponding Author
Anne E. Pusey
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, 1987 Upper Buford Circle St. Paul, MN 55108Search for more papers by this authorMichael L. Wilson
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
The Jane Goodall Institute's Center for Primate Studies, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Department of Anthropology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Search for more papers by this authorD. Anthony Collins
The Jane Goodall Institute, Gombe Stream Research Centre, Tanzania
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