Birth seasonality and interbirth interval of captive Rhinopithecus bieti

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 457-463

  Cui, Liang Wei ^a,d   Sheng, Ai Hong ^b   He, Shao Chun ^c   Xiao, Wen ^d  

^a SOUTHWEST FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Kunming Zoo   (China)

^c Beijing Zoo   (China)

^d KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Birth sex ratio; Captivity; Infant mortality; Photoperiod

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; MAMMAL; SEASON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COLOBINAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STILLBIRTH; TIME; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX RATIO; STILLBIRTH; TIME FACTORS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KUNMING; YUNNAN;

IBIS; PYGATHRIX BIETI;

EID: 33646597281     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20241     Document Type: Article

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