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The Equivocal Relationship Between Territoriality and Scent Marking in Wild Saddleback Tamarins (Saguinus fuscicollis)

Researchers have often assumed that scent marking serves a territorial function in callitrichines, although some controversy exists. To fulfill such a function, scent marks should 1) prevent intrusions, 2) ensure access to feeding resources, 3) enable avoidance of intergroup encounters, or 4) play a...

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Autores principales: Lledo-Ferrer, Yvan, Peláez, Fernando, Heymann, Eckhard W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3139874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21892237
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10764-011-9516-9