Males as infant protectors in Hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) living in multimale groups - Defence pattern, paternity and sexual behaviour

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 350-356

  Borries, Carola ^a,d   Launhardt, Kristin ^b   Epplen, Cornelia ^c   Epplen, Jörg T ^c   Winkler, Paul ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female counterstrategy; Male protectors; Paternity; Presbytis entellus; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645128042     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650050629     Document Type: Article

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