Changes in ranging and agonistic behavior of vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops) after predator-induced group fusion

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 634-644

  Jaffe, Karin Enstam ^a,b   Isbell, Lynne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dominance hierarchy; Female aggression; Group size; Leopard predation; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGONISTIC BEHAVIOR; DOMINANCE; FELID; FEMALE; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; MORTALITY; PHILOPATRY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PRIMATE; TERRITORIALITY;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; ECOSYSTEM; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; WEANING;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; ECOSYSTEM; FEAR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HOMING BEHAVIOR; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; WEANING;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FELIDAE; PANTHERA PARDUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77953336869     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20821     Document Type: Article

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