Estrous asynchrony causes low birth rates in wild female chimpanzees

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-188

  Matsumoto Oda, Akiko ^a   Ihara, Yasuo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Net fitness benefit; Operational sex ratio; Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii; Paternity confusion; Sperm competition

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; COPULATION; FITNESS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATE CHOICE; PATERNITY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE COST; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL SELECTION; SPERM COMPETITION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; BIRTH RATE; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PAN TROGLODYTES;

KIGOMA [TANZANIA]; MAHALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK; TANZANIA;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES SCHWEINFURTHII;

EID: 78650253326     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20885     Document Type: Article

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