Neonatal abandonment in Japanese macaques

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 126, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 447-452

  Schino, Gabriele ^a,c   Troisi, Alfonso ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Macaca fuscata; Parity; Social rank; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INFANT MORTALITY; MACACA; MALE; MOTHER; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PARITY; PROBABILITY; SOCIAL STATUS; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BIRTH INTERVALS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MACACA; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 15244347274     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20078     Document Type: Article

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