Male-induced sociosexual behavior by vaginal secretions in Macaca arctoides

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 791-807

  Cerda Molina, Ana Lilia ^a   Hernández López, Leonor ^a   Rojas Maya, Susana ^b   Murcia Mejía, Clara ^b   Mondragón Ceballos, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Coercive behavior; Genital exploration; Odor communication; Stump tailed macaque; Vaginal secretions

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; MACACA; MACACA ARCTOIDES;

EID: 33747066372     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9045-0     Document Type: Article

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