Impact of male takeover on intra-unit sexual interactions and subsequent interbirth interval in wild Rhinopithecus roxellana

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-102

  Zhao, Dapeng ^a   Li, Baoguo ^a   Groves, Colin P ^b   Watanabe, Kunio ^c  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interbirth interval; Male takeover; Reproductive relationship; Rhinopithecus roxellana; Sexual interactions

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CHINA; COLOBINAE; FEMALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TIME FACTORS;

OMUS; PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 39349092223     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000109469     Document Type: Article

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