Age-related variation in copulations of male northern muriquis (Brachyteles hypoxanthus)

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-36

  Possamai, Carla B ^a,b   Young, Robert J ^b   De Oliveira, Regiane C R ^a,c   Mendes, Sergio L ^d   Strier, Karen B ^e  

^a Estação Biológica de Caratinga RPPN FMA   (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas IPE   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF ESPÍRITO SANTO   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachyteles hypoxanthus; Sexual behavior, age related

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTELES;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COPULATION; EJACULATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CEBIDAE; COPULATION; EJACULATION; MALE;

EID: 15544363922     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082453     Document Type: Article

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