Contexts of rubbing behavior in Alouatta guariba clamitans: A scent-marking role?

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 575-583

  Hirano, Zelinda Maria Braga ^a   Correa, Isabel Coelho ^a   De Oliveira, Dilmar Alberto Gonçalves ^a  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alouatta guariba; Hierarchy; Marking behavior; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; PRIMATE; SCENT MARKING; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL STATUS; TERRITORIALITY;

BRAZIL; INDAIAL; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA GUARIBA; ALOUATTA GUARIBA CLAMITANS; PRIMATES;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

EID: 51649092565     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20531     Document Type: Article

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