Familiarity during immaturity: Implications for the captive propagation of gibbons

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1417-1433

  Mootnick, A R ^a   Baker, E ^a,b   Sheeran, L K ^c  

^a Gibbon Conservation Center   (United States)

^b MARSHALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Captive management; Familiarity; Inbreeding; Kin recognition; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE BREEDING; INBREEDING; KIN RECOGNITION; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 29844451801     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-8860-z     Document Type: Article

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