Evidence for scent marking in vervet monkeys?

Primates

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 311-315

  Freeman, N J ^a,b   Pasternak, G M ^a,b   Rubi, T L ^b   Barrett, L ^a,b   Henzi, S P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dominance; Olfaction; Territoriality; Vervet monkey

Indexed keywords

BREEDING SEASON; OLFACTORY CUE; PRIMATE; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CERCOPITHECUS; FEMALE; MALE; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TERRITORIALITY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; FEMALE; MALE; ODORS; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMELL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOUTH AFRICA; TERRITORIALITY;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS;

EID: 84864308380     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10329-012-0304-8     Document Type: Article

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