First direct evidence of infanticide and cannibalism in wild snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-254

  Xiang, Zuo Fu ^a,b,c   Grueter, Cyril C ^d  

^a KUNMING INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cannibalism; Infanticide; Rhinopithecus bieti; Snub nosed monkey

Indexed keywords

CANNIBALISM; INFANTICIDE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRIMATE; SEXUAL SELECTION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WILD ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CANNIBALISM; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; XIZANG;

COLOBINAE; PYGATHRIX; PYGATHRIX BIETI; PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 33947158565     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20333     Document Type: Article

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