Male influx, infanticide, and female transfer in Macaca radiata radiata

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 515-528

  Singh, Mewa ^a   Kumara, H N ^a   Kumar, M Ananda ^a   Singh, Mridula ^a   Cooper, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaimalai Hills; Bonnet macaques; Female transfer; Infanticide; Male influx; Mating success

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DISPERSAL; INFANTICIDE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE;

ANAIMALAI HILLS; ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WESTERN GHATS;

MACACA; MACACA RADIATA; RADIATA;

EID: 33745060419     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9031-6     Document Type: Article

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