Between-group contest competition among tufted capuchin monkeys, Sapajus nigritus, and the role of male resource defence

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 931-939

  Scarry, Clara J ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centre edge effect; Fighting ability; Hired guns; Intergroup aggression; Resource holding potential; Sapajus nigritus; Tufted capuchin monkey

Indexed keywords

CONTEST COMPETITION; FIGHTING; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; MALE; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ARGENTINA; IGUAZU NATIONAL PARK; MISIONES [ARGENTINA];

CEBUS;

EID: 84877623596     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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