Primate copulation calls and postcopulatory female choice

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 106-113

  Maestripieri, Dario ^a   Roney, James R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Copulation calls; Female choice; Mating; Primates; Sexual selection; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION; VOCALIZATION;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 12244258499     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arh120     Document Type: Review

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