Differences between vervets (Cercopithecus aethiops) and patas monkeys (Erythrocebus patas) in agonistic interactions between adult females

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 837-855

  Isbell, Lynne A ^a   Pruetz, Jill D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance; Food resources; Rank inheritance; Usurpability

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PRIMATE;

CERCOCEBUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ERYTHROCEBUS; ERYTHROCEBUS PATAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032443280     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020393329574     Document Type: Article

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