Preliminary assessment of natal attraction and infant handling in wild Colobus vellerosus

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-105

  Brent, Lauren J N ^a,b   Teichroeb, Julie A ^a   Sicotte, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colobus vellerosus; Infant handling; Infanticidal threat; Natal attraction

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; INFANTICIDE; PRIMATE; WILD POPULATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD ANIMAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOBUS; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS VELLEROSUS;

EID: 38549116663     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20478     Document Type: Article

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