Dynamics of male residence and female oestrus during a breeding season of blue monkeys in the Kakamega Forest, Kenya

Blue monkeys (Cercopithecus mitis stuhlmanni) are seasonal breeders with a dynamic mating system in which typical one-male social units are regularly disrupted and replaced by multi-male ones. The number of males in the group is correlated with the number of oestrous females. We used observations of...

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Main Authors: Mugatha, Simon M., Ogutu, Joseph O., Cords, M., Maitima, J.M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2007
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35312

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