Phenotypic correlates of male reproductive success in western gorillas

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 466-472

  Breuer, Thomas ^a,b   Robbins, Andrew M ^a   Boesch, Christophe ^a   Robbins, Martha M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

^b WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY   (Congo)

Author keywords

Female choice; Harem size; Male male competition; Offspring survival; Sexual selection

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DIGITAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY; EVOLUTION; HAREM; PHENOTYPE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; SURVIVAL; WEANING;

PRIMATES;

EID: 84859162799     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhevol.2012.01.006     Document Type: Article

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