Multimodal sexual signaling and mating behavior in olive baboons (papio anubis)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 774-787

  Rigaill, Lucie ^a   Higham, James P ^b   Lee, Phyllis C ^c   Blin, Amandine ^a   Garcia, Cécile ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mating decisions; Multimodal signals; Ovulation; Sexual communication; Sexual swelling

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COPULATION; DATA SET; GENE EXPRESSION; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE STATUS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SIGNAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO ANUBIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO ANUBIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

PAPIO; PAPIO ANUBIS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84877921355     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22154     Document Type: Article

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