Stability of breeding and non-breeding groups of golden-headed lion tamarins (Leontopithecus Chrysomelas)

Animal Welfare

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 251-268

  De Vleeschouwer, Kristel ^a,b   Leus, K ^a   Van Elsacker, L ^a,b  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggression; Animal welfare; Callitrichids; Contraception; Golden headed lion; Population control; Tamarins

Indexed keywords

MELENGESTROL ACETATE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG IMPLANT; FEMALE; LION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; POPULATION DISPERSAL; PROBABILITY; PROGENY; STATISTICAL MODEL; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLITRICHIDAE; LEONTOPITHECUS CHRYSOMELAS; PANTHERA LEO; PRIMATES;

EID: 0038414925     PISSN: 09627286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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