Maternal age, parity, and reproductive outcome in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Primatology
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0275-2565,1098-2345
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20177