Reproductive energetics in free-living female chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii)

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1211-1216

  Murray, Carson M ^a   Lonsdorf, Elizabeth V ^a   Eberly, Lynn E ^b   Pusey, Anne E ^c  

^a LINCOLN PARK ZOO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chimpanzees; Gombe National Park; Lactation; Pregnancy; Reproductive energetics

Indexed keywords

GROUP SIZE; HOMINID; LACTATION; NATIONAL PARK; PARENTAL CARE; PREGNANCY;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; GOMBE NATIONAL PARK; KIGOMA [TANZANIA]; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

MAMMALIA; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII;

EID: 70450280665     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp114     Document Type: Article

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