Reproductive and life history parameters of wild female Macaca assamensis

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 501-517

  Fürtbauer, Ines ^a,b,c   Schülke, Oliver ^a   Heistermann, Michael ^c   Ostner, Julia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assamese macaques; Fecal hormone analysis; Gestation length; Interbirth interval; Seasonality; Sexual swellings

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; BODY SIZE; BREEDING SEASON; FECAL PELLET; FERTILITY; IMMUNOASSAY; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; METABOLITE; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE CYCLE; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONALITY; SEX HORMONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHAIYAPHUM; NORTHEASTERN REGION; PHU KHIEO WILDLIFE SANCTUARY; THAILAND;

MACACA; MACACA ASSAMENSIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 77954031861     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-010-9409-3     Document Type: Article

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