Intragroup lethal aggression in wild spider monkeys

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 68, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 732-737

  Valero, Alejandra ^a   Schaffner, Colleen M ^b   Vick, Laura G ^c   Aureli, Filippo ^d   Ramos Fernandez, Gabriel ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Public Administration and Criminal Justice   (United States)

^d LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aggression; Coalitions; Intragroup killing; Male male competition; Spider monkeys

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; PRIMATE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEBIDAE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CEBIDAE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OTOCH MA AX YETEL KOOH RESERVE; YUCATAN;

ARANEAE; ATELES SP.;

EID: 33746047659     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20263     Document Type: Article

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