Age- and sex-specific patterns of vocal behavior in De Brazza's monkeys (Cercopithecus neglectus)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-28

  Bouchet, Hélène ^a   Blois Heulin, Catherine ^a   Lemasson, Alban ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Guenons; Sex differences; Vocal development; Vocal repertoire; Vocal usage

Indexed keywords

AGE STRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; ONTOGENY; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SOCIAL NETWORK; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION;

ACOUSTICS; AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS NEGLECTUS; HAPLORHINI; PRIMATES;

EID: 81955161961     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.21002     Document Type: Article

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