Male competition, mating success and female choice in a seasonally breeding primate (Erythrocebus patas)

Ethology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 109-126

  Chism, Janice ^a   Rogers, William ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCEBUS PATAS;

BREEDING SEASON; MALE COMPETITION; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PATAS MONKEY;

KENYA, LAIKIPIA DISTRICT;

EID: 0030617069     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1997.tb00011.x     Document Type: Article

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