Affiliative relationships between adult males and immature group members in naturally occurring ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta)

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 163-171

  Gould, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult males; Affiliative behavior; Immatures; Ringtailed lemurs

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANTHROPOLOGY; ARTICLE; NONHUMAN; PARENT; PROSIMIAN; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030994215     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199706)103:2<163::AID-AJPA3>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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