Social and reproductive factors affecting cortisol levels in wild female golden lion tamarins (Leontopithecus rosalia)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 25-35

  Bales, Karen L ^a,b,c   French, Jeffrey A ^d   Hostetler, Caroline M ^a,b,c   Dietz, James M ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Callitrichid; Cortisol; Tamarin

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STEROID;

CALLITRICHIDAE; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS IMPERATOR;

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FECES; FEMALE; MARMOSET; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITRICHINAE; FECES; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; PREGNANCY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 27744540838     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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