Function of snake mobbing in spectral tarsiers

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 129, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 601-608

  Gursky, Sharon ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indonesia; Predator; Primate; Sulawesi; Tarsier

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTRACT THE MIGHTIER HYPOTHESIS; BODY SIZE; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HYPOTHESIS; INDONESIA; MALE; MOB BEHAVIOR; MONKEY; NATIVE SPECIES; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM GROUP SIZE; PERCEPTION ADVERTISEMENT HYPOTHESIS; PREDATOR PREY INTERACTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SNAKE; SPECTRAL TARSIER;

ACTIVITY CYCLES; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SNAKES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TARSIIDAE;

EID: 33645217107     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20364     Document Type: Article

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