Why do cotton-top tamarin female helpers carry infants? A preliminary study

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 43-49

  Sánchez, Susana ^a,b   Peláez, Fernando ^a,b   Gil Bürmann, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aggression; Benefits; Evictions; Female helpers; Infant carrying

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COOPERATIVE BREEDING; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMAL; ANTHROPOIDEA; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEX RATIO;

AGGRESSION; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; SAGUINUS; SEX RATIO;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR; SAGUINUS OEDIPUS;

EID: 0036063829     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.1087     Document Type: Article

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