Intrasexual selection in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi)

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-277

  Lawler, Richard R ^a,b   Richard, Alison F ^b   Riley, Margaret A ^b,c  

^a Boston University   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Lemur; Locomotion; Phenotypic selection; Propithecus; Sexual dimorphism; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; LOCOMOTION; PHENOTYPE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS SP.; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 14544306951     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2004.11.005     Document Type: Article

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