New observations on infanticides among hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) near Jodhpur (Rajasthan/India) (original) (raw)

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Six eye-witness and five inferred cases of infanticide in two troops of Presbytis entellus near Jodhpur, India, are presented. These observations are used to test the hypothesis thatinfant killing is a male reproductive strategy.

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1. Institut für Anthropologie der Universität, Bürgerstrasse 50, D-3400, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany
   V. Sommer
2. Department of Zoology, University of Jodhpur, 342001, Jodhpur, India
   S. M. Mohnot

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2. S. M. Mohnot

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Sommer, V., Mohnot, S.M. New observations on infanticides among hanuman langurs (Presbytis entellus) near Jodhpur (Rajasthan/India).Behav Ecol Sociobiol 16, 245–248 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310987

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• Received: 13 March 1984
• Accepted: 16 October 1984
• Issue date: March 1985
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310987

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