Social organization of white-headed langurs (Trachypithecus leucocephalus) in the Nongguan Karst Hills, Guangxi, China

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-213

  Jin, Tong ^a   Wang, De Zhi ^a   Zhao, Qing ^a   Yin, Li Jie ^a   Qin, Da Gong ^a   Ran, Wen Zhong ^a   Pan, Wen Shi ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Asian colobine; Group composition; Group size; Monopolizability of females; One male group

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE;

ADULT; CENSUS; ENDANGERED SPECIES; GROUP SIZE; INTERSPECIFIC VARIATION; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; JUVENILE; KARST; LIMESTONE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CENSUSES; CERCOPITHECIDAE; CHINA; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU; NONGGUAN KARST HILLS;

PRIMATES; TRACHYPITHECUS LEUCOCEPHALUS;

EID: 63049126617     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20637     Document Type: Article

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