Female dispersal, inbreeding avoidance and mate choice in Thomas langurs (Presbytis thomasi)

Behaviour

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 845-868

  Sterck, Elizabeth H M ^a   Willems, Erik P ^a   Van Hooff, Jan A R A M ^a   Wich, Serge A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Female choice; Female dispersal; Inbreeding avoidance; Infanticide; Male tenure phases; Presbytis thomasi

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; PRESBYTIS THOMASI; PRIMATES;

EID: 25444520481     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568539055010093     Document Type: Article

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