Troop size and structure in free-ranging Formosan macaques (Macaca cyclopis) at Mt. Longevity, Taiwan

Zoological Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-60

  Hsu, Minna J ^a   Lin, Jin Fu ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Shi Pu Junior High School   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fission; Male tenure; Reproduction; Sex ratio; Troop composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035218985     PISSN: 10215506     EISSN: 1810522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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