Observed case of infanticide committed by a resident male central American black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 239-244

  Knopff, Kyle H ^a   Knopff, Aliah R A ^a   Pavelka, Mary S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; Howler monkeys; Infanticide; Resident male

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; INFANTICIDE; PRIMATE; SEXUAL SELECTION;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BELIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BELIZE; MALE; OBSERVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BELIZE; CENTRAL AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PIGRA;

EID: 4544365535     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20053     Document Type: Article

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