Infanticide and cannibalism in a free-ranging plurally breeding group of common marmosets (Callithrix Jacchus)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 945-952

  Bezerra, Bruna Martins ^a   Souto, Antonio Da Silva ^a   Schiel, Nicola ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b Faculdade Mauricio de Nassau   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic disturbance; Atlantic Rain Forest; Callithrix jacchus; Cannibalism; Common marmosets; Infanticide

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BREEDING POPULATION; CANNIBALISM; DOMINANCE; INFANTICIDE; PRIMATE; RAINFOREST;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CANNIBALISM; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MARMOSET; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CALLITHRIX; CANNIBALISM; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; MARMOSETS;

EID: 34548043521     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20394     Document Type: Article

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