Agonistic and affiliative relationships of adult female howlers (Alouatta palliata) in Costa Rica over a 4-year period

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 433-449

  Zucker, Evan L ^a   Clarke, Margaret R ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult females; Affiliation; Agonism; Costa Rica; Mantled howlers; Status

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC INTERACTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOUR; MANTLED HOWLER MONKEY; SOCIAL RELATIONSHIP;

COSTA RICA; LA PACIFICA;

ALOUATTA PALLIATA;

EID: 0031832429     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020356321396     Document Type: Article

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