Primigravidity, body weight, and costs of rearing first offspring in rhesus macaques

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-144

  Bercovitch, Fred B ^a   Lebron, Manuel R ^a   Martinez, H Samuel ^a   Kessler, Matt J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Macaca mulatta; Primiparity; Reproductive success; Weight

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVORSHIP;

ADAPTATION; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BREEDING; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MACACA; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SURVIVAL;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY CONSTITUTION; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031692865     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1998)46:2<135::AID-AJP3>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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