Sex differences in the social behavior of wild spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi yucatanensis)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Slater, Kathy Y ^a,b   Schaffner, Colleen M ^a   Aureli, Filippo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Hope House   (United Kingdom)

^c LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Resource competition; Sex differences; Social behavior; Spider monkey

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NATURE RESERVE; PRIMATE; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WILD POPULATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WILD ANIMAL;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ATELINAE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; FRUIT; MALE; MEXICO; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ATELES GEOFFROYI YUCATANENSIS; ATELES SP.; PRIMATES;

EID: 58249115018     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20618     Document Type: Article

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