Reproductive parameters of wild female Rhinopithecus roxellana

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-319

  Qi, Xiao Guang ^a   Li, Bao Guo ^a   Ji, Wei Hong ^b  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Birth seasonality; Birthrate; Golden snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); Interbirth interval; Secondary sex ratio

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; BIRTH RATE; ESTIMATION METHOD; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONALITY; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; WEANING; WILD POPULATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON; SEX RATIO;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BIRTH RATE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; FEMALE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 44449102318     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20480     Document Type: Article

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