Behavioral and Endocrine Dynamics Associated with Infanticide in a Black and White Colobus Monkey (Colobus guereza)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 135-142

  Harris, Tara R ^a   Monfort, Steven L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colobus guereza; Infanticide; Mating behavior; Urinary hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

INFANTICIDE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOBINAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETIC SELECTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UGANDA; URINE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOBUS; ESTROGENS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOVEMENT; PROGESTERONE; SELECTION (GENETICS); SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; UGANDA;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KIBALE NATIONAL PARK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

COLOBUS; COLOBUS GUEREZA; COLOBUS SP.;

EID: 0345581117     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.10116     Document Type: Article

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