The mating system of the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-32

  Guo, Songtao ^a   Ji, Weihong ^b   Li, Ming ^c   Chang, Hongli ^a   Li, Baoguo ^a,d  

^a NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^d Institute of Zoology   (China)

Author keywords

Colobine monkey; Extra unit copulation; Microsatellite DNA; Paternity analysis; Polygamy

Indexed keywords

MICROSATELLITE DNA;

COPULATION; DNA; ENDANGERED SPECIES; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC ANALYSIS; POLYGYNY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHINA; COLOBINAE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CHINA; COLOBINAE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; QINLING MOUNTAINS;

PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 70450201968     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20747     Document Type: Article

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