Coexistence of monogamy and polygyny in black-crested gibbon (Hylobates concolor)

Primates

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 607-611

  Jiang, Xuelong ^a   Wang, Yingxiang ^a   Wang, Qiang ^b  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b Wuliang Natural Reserve ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Hylobates concolor; Monogamy; Polygyny

Indexed keywords

COEXISTENCE; MONOGAMY; POLYGYNY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES CONCOLOR; HYLOBATES SP.; HYLOBATIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 0033393699     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02574835     Document Type: Article

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