Infanticide-driven intersexual conflict over matings in primates and its effects on social organization

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 251-275

  Pradhan, Gauri R ^a   Van Schaik, Carel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dominance takeovers; Female counter strategies; Infanticide; Polyandry; Potential fitness loss

Indexed keywords

PRIMATES;

EID: 37249054668     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853907783244710     Document Type: Article

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