Females pay attention to female secondary sexual color: An experimental study in Macaca mulatta

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-7

  Gerald, Melissa S ^a,b,c   Waitt, Corri ^a,b,c,d   Little, Anthony C ^e   Kraiselburd, Edmundo ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Macaca mulatta; Primate; Secondary sexual color; Sex skin

Indexed keywords

COLOR; COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONSPECIFIC; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKIN; VISION;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 33947607963     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9110-8     Document Type: Article

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