The Function of male agonistic displays in ursine colobus monkeys (Colobus vellerosus): Male competition, female mate choice or sexual coercion?

Ethology

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-380

  Teichroeb, Julie A ^a   Sicotte, Pascale ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; COPULATION; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; MALE BEHAVIOR; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PRIMATE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COMPETITION;

BOABENG-FIEMA MONKEY SANCTUARY; BRONG-AHAFO; GHANA;

COLOBINAE; COLOBUS SP.; COLOBUS VELLEROSUS;

EID: 77951232951     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2010.01752.x     Document Type: Article

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