Cortisol concentrations and the social significance of rank instability among wild baboons

@article{Sapolsky1992CortisolCA,
  title={Cortisol concentrations and the social significance of rank instability among wild baboons},
  author={Robert Morris Sapolsky},
  journal={Psychoneuroendocrinology},
  year={1992},
  volume={17},
  pages={701-709}
}
  • R. Sapolsky
  • Published 1 November 1992
  • Psychology
  • Psychoneuroendocrinology
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