Behavioral and endocrine responses in male marmosets to the establishment of multimale breeding groups: Evidence for non-monopolizing facultative polyandry

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 709-732

  Schaffner, C M ^a,b   French, J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Male Male competition; Marmosets; Monogamy; Polyandry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BREEDING; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; POLYANDRY; PRIMATE;

CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX KUHLII; MARMOSETS; PRIMATES;

EID: 3442893068     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:IJOP.0000023582.34854.43     Document Type: Article

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