Reproductive failure, possible maternal infanticide, and cannibalism in wild moustached tamarins, Saguinus mystax
Maternal infanticide in wild non-human primates has only been reported twice. In this paper, we report a possible new case of infanticide and cannibalism within a series of four successive reproductive failures in wild moustached tamarins, Saguinus mystax. Necropsy and genetic analyses of the corpse...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Springer Japan
2011
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068257/ |