Mated pairs of Owl monkeys (Aotus nancymaae) exhibit sex differences in response to unfamiliar male and female conspecifics

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 72, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 942-950

  Wolovich, Christy K ^a   Evans, Sian ^b   Green, Steven M ^a,b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b DuMond Conservancy for Primates and Tropical Forests Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrasexual aggression; Intruder; Mate guard; Monogamy; Pair bond

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CAPTIVE POPULATION; CONSPECIFIC; EXTRA-PAIR COPULATION; FEMALE; INTRASEXUAL INTERACTION; MALE; MATE GUARDING; MONOGAMY; PAIR BOND; PARENTAL CARE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AOTUS NANCYMAAE; AOTUS TRIVIRGATUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; AOTIDAE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; AOTIDAE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MALE; PAIR BOND; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 79952116918     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20858     Document Type: Article

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