Influence of group size on reproductive success of female ring-tailed lemurs: Distinguishing between IGFC and PFC hypotheses

Primates

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 383-387

  Takahata, Yukio ^a   Koyama, Naoki ^b   Ichino, Shinichiro ^b   Miyamoto, Naomi ^b   Nakamichi, Masayuki ^c  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Birth rate; Female competition; Group size; Infant mortality; Lemur catta

Indexed keywords

LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BIRTH RATE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEMUR; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 39049176182     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-006-0185-9     Document Type: Article

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