Patterns of subgrouping and spatial affiliation in a community of mantled howling monkeys (Alouatta palliata)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-293

  Bezanson, Michelle ^a   Garber, Paul A ^b   Murphy, John T ^c   Premo, L S ^d  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alouatta; Partner preferences; Spatial affiliation; Subgrouping

Indexed keywords

GROUP BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOUATTA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOUATTA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA; OMETEPE; RIVAS;

ALOUATTA; ALOUATTA PALLIATA; PRIMATES;

EID: 52449115119     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20486     Document Type: Article

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