Reproduction of the owl monkey (Aotus spp.) in captivity

Journal of Medical Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-152

  Málaga, Carlos A ^a   Weller, Richard E ^b   Buschbom, Raymond L ^b   Baer, Janet F ^c   Kimsey, Barbara B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth seasonality; Conception; Gestation length; Interbirth interval; Night monkey

Indexed keywords

AOTUS SP.; AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS; PRIMATES; STRIGIFORMES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL WELFARE; AOTUS; ARTICLE; EXPERIMENTAL ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MALE; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; SEASON; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMAL WELFARE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, LABORATORY; ANIMALS, WILD; AOTIDAE; FEMALE; MALE; REPRODUCTION; RESEARCH; SEASONS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0031155513     PISSN: 00472565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.1997.tb00046.x     Document Type: Article

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