Early sexual maturity in male hamadryas baboons (Papio hamadryas hamadryas) and its reproductive implications

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 584-590

  Zinner, Dietmar ^a,d   Krebs, Ellen ^b   Schrod, Annette ^c   Kaumanns, Werner ^b  

^a Deutsches Primatenzentrum   (Germany)

^b Zoologischer Garten   (Germany)

^c Abteilung Reproduktionsbiologie   (Germany)

^d GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hamadryas baboon; Life history; Male; Mating system; Sexual maturity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CELL STRUCTURE; COPULATION; EARLY SEXUAL MATURITY; LIFE HISTORY; MALE; MATING SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PAPIO HAMADRYAS HAMADRYAS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPERM; VASECTOMY;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645215771     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20344     Document Type: Article

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