The male song of the Javan silvery gibbon (Hylobates moloch)

Contributions to Zoology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-25

  Geissmann, Thomas ^a   Bohlen Eyring, Sylke ^b   Heuck, Arite ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Honest signal; Hylobates moloch; Silvery gibbon male; Song individuality calls

Indexed keywords

HAPLORHINI; HYLOBATES MOLOCH; HYLOBATES SP.; HYLOBATIDAE;

EID: 33745824548     PISSN: 00678546     EISSN: 00678546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/18759866-0740102001     Document Type: Article

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