Dispersal, pair formation and social structure in gibbons (Hylobates lar)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 329-339

  Brockelman, Warren Y ^a   Reichard, Ulrich ^b   Treesucon, Uthai ^a   Raemaekers, Jeremy J ^c  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c School of Planning and Housing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gibbon; Hylobates lar; Natal dispersal; Pair formation; Social structure

Indexed keywords

DISPERSAL; PAIR FORMATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WHITE-HANDED GIBBON;

HYLOBATES LAR;

EID: 0031804899     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050445     Document Type: Article

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