Infanticide following male takeover event in Verreaux's sifaka (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi)

Primates

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-86

  Littlefield, Brandie L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infanticide; Lemur; Male transfer; Reproductive strategy; Verreaux's sifaka

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; INFANTICIDE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL SELECTION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; STREPSIRHINI;

BEZA MAHAFALY SPECIAL RESERVE; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77949776056     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-009-0162-1     Document Type: Article

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