Acoustical aspects of the propagation of long calls of wild Leontopithecus rosalia

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 207-223

  Sabatini, Vera ^a   Ruiz Miranda, Carlos R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Callitrichidae; Communication; Golden lion tamarins; Long calls; Signal degradation

Indexed keywords

CALLING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; SIGNALING; SOUND PROPAGATION; TERRITORIALITY; WILD POPULATION;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

CALLITRICHIDAE; LEONTOPITHECUS; LEONTOPITHECUS ROSALIA; MARMOSETS;

EID: 40549143416     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9240-2     Document Type: Article

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