Experimental test of female black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) responses to loud calls from potentially infanticidal males: Effects of numeric odds, vulnerable offspring, and companion behavior

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-83

  Kitchen, Dawn M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Displays; Group level fighting ability; Intergroup contests

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; INFANTICIDE; MALE; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; PROGENY; SIMULATION;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; ODDS RATIO; TERRITORIALITY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

EID: 33747624201     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20392     Document Type: Article

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