Aggressive behaviors and the rank order of a provisioned group of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Shennongjia

Acta Theriologica Sinica

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-11

  Yu, Peilong ^a   Yang, Jinyuan ^b   Bao, Weidong ^a,c   Yu, Huiliang ^b   Yao, Hui ^b   Wu, Feng ^b  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shennongjia National Nature Reserve Administration in Hubei Province   (China)

^c State Forestry Administration   (China)

Author keywords

Aggressive behaviors; Provisioned group; Rank order; Shennongjia; Sichuan snub nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana)

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOMINANCE; FOOD PROVISIONING; NATURE RESERVE; PRIMATE; SEX ROLE;

CHINA; SICHUAN;

HAPLORHINI; PYGATHRIX ROXELLANA;

EID: 79751497745     PISSN: 10001050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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