Sexual dimorphism, the operational sex ratio, and the intensity of male competition in polygynous primates

American Naturalist

Volumn 147, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 966-980

  Mitani, J C ^a   Gros Louis, J ^a   Richards, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

MALE COMPETITION; OPERATIONAL SEX RATIO; PRIMATE; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0029661725     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/285888     Document Type: Article

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