Does body mass dimorphism increase male-female dietary niche separation? A comparative study of primates

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1211-1234

  Kamilar, Jason M ^a   Pokempner, Amy A ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feeding ecology; Phylogenetically independent contrasts; Sex differences; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 49749103991     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908785387601     Document Type: Article

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