Female philopatry and dominance patterns in wild geladas

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 422-430

  le Roux, Aliza ^a   Beehner, Jacinta C ^a   Bergman, Thore J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cercopithecine; Female dominance; Multi level society; One male unit; Reproductive success; Theropithecus gelada

Indexed keywords

DOMINANCE; FEMALE; KIN RECOGNITION; MATERNAL EFFECT; MORTALITY; PHILOPATRY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; WILD POPULATION;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; THEROPITHECUS;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; THEROPITHECUS;

ETHIOPIA; SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; THEROPITHECUS GELADA;

EID: 79952830990     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20916     Document Type: Article

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