Intra-community infanticide and forced copulation in spider monkeys: A multi-site comparison between Cocha Cashu, Peru and Punta Laguna, Mexico

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 485-489

  Gibson, K Nicole ^a   Vick, Laura G ^b   Palma, Ana Cristina ^c,d   Carrasco, Farah M ^e   Taub, David ^f   Ramos Fernandez, Gabriel ^g  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Public Administration and Criminal Justice   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d Centro de Investigaciones Ecológicas Macarena CIEM   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AGRARIA LA MOLINA   (Peru)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Ateles; Forced copulation; Infanticide; Intra group interactions; Sexual coercion; Spider monkeys

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPULATION; INFANTICIDE; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; NATIONAL PARK; NATURE RESERVE; PRIMATE; WILD POPULATION;

COCHA CASHU; MADRE DE DIOS; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; PERU; PUNTA LAGUNA; QUINTANA ROO; SOUTH AMERICA;

ATELES; ATELES BELZEBUTH CHAMEK; ATELES GEOFFROYI YUCATANENSIS; ATELES SP.;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; PERU; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ATELINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COPULATION; FEMALE; MALE; MEXICO; PERU;

EID: 52449087690     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20511     Document Type: Article

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