Signaling of reproductive status in captive female golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus chrysomelas)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 445-465

  De Vleeschouwer, K ^a,c   Heistermann, M ^b   Van Elsacker, L ^a,c   Verheyen, R F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Advertisement of estrus; Lion tamarins; Reproductive biology; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SIGNALING;

LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS;

EID: 0034036285     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005439919150     Document Type: Article

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