Sex differences in survival costs of reproduction in a promiscuous primate

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 62, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1711-1718

  Hoffman, Christy L ^a   Ruiz Lambides, Angelina V ^b   Davila, Edgar ^b   Maldonado, Elizabeth ^b   Gerald, Melissa S ^b,c   Maestripieri, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Climate change; Rhesus macaques; Seasonal reproduction; Sex differences; Survival costs of reproduction

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; LACTATION; MATERNAL CARE; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE COST; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CAYO SANTIAGO; GREATER ANTILLES; PUERTO RICO;

MACACA; MACACA MULATTA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 50249152909     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-008-0599-z     Document Type: Article

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