A four-year study of the association between male dominance rank, residency status, and reproductive activity in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta)

Primates

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 159-175

  Berard, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Cayo Santiago; Dominance rank; Immigration; Mating success; Reproductive behavior

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; IMMIGRATION; MATING SUCCESS; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

CAYO SANTIAGO; PUERTO RICO;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033009077     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557708     Document Type: Article

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