Supply and demand determine the market value of access to infants in the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana).

According to a biological market paradigm, trading decisions between partners will be influenced by the current 'exchange rate' of commodities (good and services), which is affected by supply and demand, and the trader's ability to outbid competitors. In several species of nonhuman pr...

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Main Authors: Wei Wei, XiaoGuang Qi, Paul A Garber, SongTao Guo, Pei Zhang, BaoGuo Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3680491?pdf=render