Testicular volume and reproductive status of wild Callithrix jacchus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1355-1364

  Araújo, Arrilton ^a   De Sousa, Maria Bernardete Cordeiro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Male reproductive strategies; Testis body mass ratio; Wild common marmoset

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; BODY MASS; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); DOMINANCE; JUVENILE; MONOGAMY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TESTOSTERONE; WILD POPULATION;

CALLITHRIX; CALLITHRIX JACCHUS; CALLITRICHIDAE; MARMOSETS;

EID: 54449099083     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9291-4     Document Type: Article

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