Non-monogamous copulations and potential within-group mating competition in white-faced saki monkeys (Pithecia pithecia)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 817-824

  Thompson, Cynthia L ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northeast Ohio Medical University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mating harassment; Mating system; Pair living; Sexual coercion; Social organization

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; COPULATION; DATA ACQUISITION; FEMALE; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PITHECIIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MALE; PITHECIIDAE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BROWNSBERG NATIONAL PARK; PARAMARIBO [SURINAME]; SURINAME;

HAPLORHINI; PITHECIA; PITHECIA PITHECIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 84879460628     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: 10982345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.22142     Document Type: Article

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