Female copulation calls in Guinea baboons: Evidence for postcopulatory female choice?

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 737-758

  Maestripieri, Dario ^a   Leoni, Marco ^a   Raza, Sania S ^a   Hirsch, Elizabeth J ^a   Whitham, Jessica C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboons; Copulation calls; Mate guarding; Postcopulatory female choice

Indexed keywords

COPULATION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATE GUARDING; PRIMATE; SEXUAL SELECTION; VOCALIZATION;

HAMADRYAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PAPIO PAPIO; PRIMATES; THEROPITHECUS GELADA;

EID: 23844432394     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-5306-6     Document Type: Article

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