Odor familiarity and female preferences for males in a threatened primate, the pygmy loris Nycticebus pygmaeus : applications for genetic management of small populations

2003/11/01 by Heidi S. Fisher, Ronald R. Swaisgood, R. R. Swaisgood +2 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Psychology · #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior #Biology #Ecology #Evolutionary biology #Habitat #Mate choice #Mating #Mating preferences #Primate Behavior and Ecology #Sexual selection #Threatened species #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1007/s00114-003-0465-9

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Citations

• Countermarking by male pygmy lorises (Nycticebus pygmaeus): do females use odor cues to select mates with high competitive ability?
• A Reassessment of the Function of Scent Marking in Territories

Cited by

• A Survey of Husbandry Practices for Lorisid Primates in North American Zoos and Related Facilities
• Pygmy slow loris [wikipedia]