Within-group social bonds in white-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia) display male-female pair preference

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 73, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1051-1061

  Thompson, Cynthia L ^a   Norconk, Marilyn A ^a  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hinde index; Pitheciinae; Social behavior; Social evolution; Suriname

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFILIATIVE BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; GROUP BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; HABITUATION; MONOGAMY; PRIMATE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROOMING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MATE CHOICE; NEWBORN; PITHECIIDAE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; FEMALE; GROOMING; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PAIR BOND; PITHECIIDAE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BROWNSBERG NATIONAL PARK; PARAMARIBO [SURINAME]; SURINAME;

CACAJAO; CALLICEBUS; CHIROPOTES; HAPLORHINI; PITHECIA; PITHECIA PITHECIA; PITHECIINAE; PRIMATES;

EID: 80051923640     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20972     Document Type: Article

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