Sex ratio at birth and age-reversed dominance among female Varecia

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 341-352

  White, Frances J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance pattern; Females; Sex ratio; Varecia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; FEMALE; MALE; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

AGE FACTORS; AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE-SUBORDINATION; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MALE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; TERRITORIALITY;

PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 70449627882     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000258648     Document Type: Article

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