Vigilance in single- and mixed-species groups of tamarins (Saguinus labiatus and Saguinus fuscicollis)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-234

  Hardie, Scott M ^a,b   Buchanan Smith, Hannah M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

mixed species groups; polyspecific associations; predation; tamarins; vigilance

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; CREADION CARUNCULATUS; SAGUINUS FUSCICOLLIS; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR; SAGUINUS LABIATUS;

EID: 0030960080     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026372619340     Document Type: Article

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