Is Fatter Sexier? Reproductive Strategies of Male Squirrel Monkeys (Saimiri sciureus)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 2014, Pages 628-642

  Stone, Anita I ^a,b,c  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL RURAL DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fattening; Intersexual selection. Intrasexual selection; Reproduction; Saimiri sciureus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MALE; MATING BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SEXUAL SELECTION; TRADE-OFF;

BRAZIL;

ANIMALIA; SAIMIRI; SAIMIRI SCIUREUS;

EID: 84906053877     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-014-9755-7     Document Type: Article

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