Determinants of female dispersal in Thomas langurs

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-198

  Sterck, Elisabeth H M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female transfer; Infanticide; Male dispersal; Presbytis thomasi; Social organization

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; INBREEDING; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALIA; CERCOPITHECIDAE; PRESBYTIS THOMASI; PRIMATES;

EID: 0030764426     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1997)42:3<179::AID-AJP2>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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