Male monkeys fight in between-group conflicts as protective parents and reluctant recruits

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-50

  Arseneau, T Jean M ^a,b   Taucher, Anouk Lisa ^a,b   van Schaik, Carel P ^a   Willems, Erik P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Inkawu Vervet Project   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Between group competition; Collective action problem; Female choice; Paternal care; Reputation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLLECTIVE ACTION; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; FIGHTING; GROUP BEHAVIOR; HOME RANGE; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MATING SUCCESS; PATERNAL CARE; PRIMATE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

CERCOPITHECUS; CERCOPITHECUS PYGERYTHRUS;

EID: 84944409018     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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