Intra-Community coalitionary lethal attack of an adult male southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 71, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 860-867

  Talebi, M G ^a,b   Beltrao Mendes R ^b,c   Lee, P C ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Instituto Pró Muriqui   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; B. arachnoides; Coalitions; Male male competition; Muriquis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CONSPECIFIC; HOME RANGE; INJURY; INTRASPECIFIC INTERACTION; MATING BEHAVIOR; MORTALITY; PHILOPATRY; PRIMATE; SPERM COMPETITION; VOCALIZATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATELIDAE; BRAZIL; COOPERATION; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TREE;

AGGRESSION; AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; ANIMALS; ATELINAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAZIL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TREES;

BRAZIL; CARLOS BOTELHO STATE PARK; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

ATELES SP.; BRACHYTELES; BRACHYTELES ARACHNOIDES; PAN; PRIMATES;

EID: 70349481151     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20713     Document Type: Article

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