Group size and composition influence male and female reproductive success in black howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 613-619

  Van Belle, Sarie ^a   Estrada, Alejandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Alouatta pigra; Black howler monkeys; Group size; Mesoamerican primate; Reproductive success; Sex ratio

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO;

CENTRAL AMERICA; GUATEMALA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA CARAYA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; ALOUATTA PIGRA; PRIMATES;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HISPANIC; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; POPULATION DENSITY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 51649128080     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20534     Document Type: Article

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