Growth in colony living anubis baboon infants and Its relationship with maternal activity budgets and reproductive status

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 123-135

  Garcia, Cécile ^a   Lee, Phyllis C ^b   Rosetta, Lyliane ^a  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity profiles; Body mass; Maternal investment; Maternal rank; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ANTHROPOMETRY; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTHERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PAPIO; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 59949088646     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: 10968644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.20909     Document Type: Article

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