Sex differences in the vocal repertoire of adult red-capped mangabeys (Cercocebus torquatus): A multi-level acoustic analysis

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 360-375

  Bouchet, Hélène ^a   Pellier, Anne Sophie ^a   Blois Heulin, Catherine ^a   Lemasson, Alban ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Acoustic analysis; Mangabeys; Sex differences; Vocal repertoire; Vocal usage

Indexed keywords

BIOACOUSTICS; CAPTIVITY; DIMORPHISM; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; HABITAT QUALITY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SOUND PROPAGATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOCEBUS; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOUND DETECTION; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; ANIMALS; CERCOCEBUS; FEMALE; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

CERCOCEBUS; CERCOCEBUS TORQUATUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77449102884     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20791     Document Type: Article

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