Social influences on group membership in Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1249-1270

  Lewis, Rebecca J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Group composition; Lemur; Madagascar; Sex ratio; Social relationships; Social system

Indexed keywords

AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; IMMIGRATION; INFANTICIDE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KIRINDY FOREST; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

LEMUR; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 54449100808     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-008-9304-3     Document Type: Article

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