Positional behavior of the white uakari (Cacajao calvus calvus)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 161-172

  Walker, Suzanne E ^a   Ayres, José Márcio ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brazilian Amazonia; Locomotor behavior; Pitheciini; Postural behavior

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY POSITION; BODY POSTURE; FEEDING; LOCOMOTION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; CEBIDAE; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; POSTURE;

EID: 0029764402     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199610)101:2<161::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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