Special relationships instead of female dominance for redfronted lemurs, Eulemur fulvus rufus

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-258

  Pereira, Michael E ^a   McGlynn, Catherine A ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agonistic support; Eulemur fulvus; Lemuridae; Paternity; Social organization; Special relationships

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; RED-FRONTED LEMUR; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MALE; PAIR BOND; REPRODUCTION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 0030722847     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)43:3<239::AID-AJP4>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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