Study on dominance hierarchy of the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Qinling Mountains

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 18-25

  Li, Baoguo ^a   Li, Hongqun ^b,c   Zhao, Dapeng ^a,d   Zhang, Yuhui ^b   Qi, Xiaoguang ^a  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHAANXI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Fuling Normal University   (China)

^d TIANJIN UNIVERSITY OF COMMERCE   (China)

Author keywords

Aggressive behavior; Dominance; Sichuan snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); Submissive behavior

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; DOMINANCE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; SICHUAN;

ANIMALIA; OMUS; PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 33644701798     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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