Effects of group size on birth rate, infant mortality and social interactions in formosan macaques at mt longevity, Taiwan

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 3-17

  Hsu, M J ^a   Lin, J F ^a,b   Agoramoorthy, G ^c  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Shi Pu Junior High School   (Taiwan)

^c TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Formosan macaque; Infant mortality; Macaca cyclopis; Social interaction; Taiwan; Troop size

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); MORTALITY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; MOUNT LONGEVITY; TAIWAN;

ANIMALIA; MACACA; MACACA CYCLOPIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 33745011883     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2006.9522722     Document Type: Article

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