Evaluation of male inter-troop transfer as a mating strategy among ring-tailed lemurs on St. Catherines Island, USA

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 146-162

  Parga, Joyce A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dispersal; Inbreeding avoidance; Lemur catta; Male dominance rank; Male mating success; Reproductive strategies; Ring tailed lemurs; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; LEMURIDAE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GEOGRAPHY; LEMUR; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 77955647920     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000316644     Document Type: Article

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