...Jeannin Nicolas Rakotondrazandry; Timothy M. Sefczek; Cynthia L. Frasier; Vicki L. Villanova; Solofonirina Rasoloharijaona; Herimalala Raveloson; Edward E. Louis, Jr. Infanticide occurs in an array of mammalian species, especially primates. Most infanticidal events occur in polygynous societies...

... and results are presented in the context of a case study involving a suspected chimpanzee infanticide from Gombe, Tanzania. We find that chimpanzee guard hair morphology is unique among tested mammals and that the presence of abundant chimpanzee hair in feces is likely the result of cannibalism...

...Theethira S. Kavana; Joseph J. Erinjery; Mewa Singh Male takeover and infanticide are a widespread phenomenon among non-human primates, observed mostly in species with a relatively longer lactation in relation to gestation. In this study, we report for the first time an episode of male takeover...

... copulations involved extragroup individuals. The more socially dominant breeding female had more births and more surviving offspring, on average, than subordinate females, and was implicated in at least 1 infanticide. All 4 females carried their own infants for relatively long periods following the births...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Common marmosets Callithrix jacchus Reproductive suppression Inbreeding Polygyny Intrasexual competition Infanticide Cannibalism Brief Report Folia Primatol 1996...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Infanticide Guenons Cercopíthecus mitis Meat eating Blue monkey Field study Budongo Forest Reserve Brief Report Folia Primatol 1995;64:69-72 © 1995 S...

... their home range in spite of efforts by adult males to lead them away. After about 4.5 months, a former all-male band member joined group M. The coincidences of this case suggest that increased infanticide risk, increased food competition, loss of knowledge of the home range and loss of established social...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Predation Infanticide Lemurs Maternal behaviour Field study Madagascar Interspecific interaction Brief Report Folia Primatol 1995:65:169-171 © 1996 S. Karger AG...

..., Harvard University, Cambridge. Mass., USA Key Words Infant development Adult males Conspecific threat Predation Social structure Maternal protectiveness Infanticide Introduction Independent exploration of the social and physical environment by infant pri­ mates is considered to be an important...

... and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Infanticide Chimpanzees Social behaviour Social control Male-infant relationships Brief Reports Folia Primatol...

... definitely known causes of deaths recorded over 21 years revealed that males died significantly more often than females in instantaneous ‘spectacular’ deaths from external causes, such as accidents, infanticide and predation, thus reflecting a high-risk, high-gain strategy. The sex difference in infanticide...

...Ximena Valderrama; Sompoad Srikosamatara; John G. Robinson Three cases of infanticide are reported from a well-studied population of wedge-capped capuchin monkeys, Cebus olivaceus, located in the Venezuelan llanos. For each case, we examined the social context and the consequences...

...Yukio Takahata On 5 July 1983, the adult male chimpanzees of M group killed and ate a male newborn infant in Mahale National Park, Western Tanzania. The infant is believed to have been sired by one of the M group males. Intergroup infanticide might result in improving reproductive success...

... oestrous cycles around day 14 following the introduction of the novel males, without infanticide occurring. Their return to breeding condition was not affected by the age of their current infant or the day they were taken over by the males. A female in an early stage of pregnancy aborted spontaneously...

...Sarah B. Hrdy Leadership changes accompanied by infanticide are described for two langur troops at Abu, Rajasthan. These events are compared with similar reports from Dharwar and Jodhpur. In each of seven cases, infanticide occurred when males entered the troop from outside it. Females whose...

... females significantly approached long calls, especially those of the dominant male, and did so regardless of their reproductive state, allowing them to remain within earshot of calling males. The possible selective advantages of this response include avoidance of harassment and infanticide by males...

...Govindasamy Agoramoorthy; Minna J. Hsu 21 05 2004 18 07 2004 3 5 2005 Brief Report Folia Primatol 2005;76:177 179 DOI: 10.1159/000084380 Received: May 21, 2004 Accepted after revision: July 18, 2004 Occurrence of Infanticide among Wild Proboscis Monkeys (Nasalis larvatus...

..., Southwest Forestry University, Kunming, PR China; bICAPB, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK Key Words Trachypithecus leucocephalus ` Social structure ` Group dynamics ` Habitat quality ` Group take-over ` Infanticide Introduction White-headed langurs, Trachypithecus leucocephalus, occur in groups...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Infanticide Sexual selection Coalitionary aggression Alarm call Cebus capucinus Brief Report Folia Primatol...

... or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Infanticide Propithecus verreauxi Sifaka Seasonal breeding Brief Report Folia...