Infanticide in ursine colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus) in Ghana: New cases and a test of the existing hypotheses

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 727-755

  Teichroeb, Julie A ^a   Sicotte, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Black and white colobus; Colobines; Infant defence by males; Infanticide; Sexual selection hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLOBINAE; COLOBUS; COLOBUS SP.; COLOBUS VELLEROSUS;

EID: 41349087794     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908783929160     Document Type: Article

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