Benefits to female helpers in wild Rhinopithecus roxellana

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 593-600

  Xi, Wenzhong ^a   Li, Baoguo ^a   Zhao, Dapeng ^a   Ji, Weihong ^b   Zhang, Peng ^c  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Benefits; Helpers; Maternal care; Sichuan snub nosed monkey

Indexed keywords

EUSOCIALITY; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; MATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS; SHAANXI; ZHOUZHI NATURE RESERVE;

PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 45449094366     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9260-y     Document Type: Article

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