• DOI:10.1007/BF02629647
Corpus ID: 19508316

Female dominance in blue-eyed black lemurs (Eulemur macaco flavifrons)

@article{Digby2007FemaleDI,
  title={Female dominance in blue-eyed black lemurs (Eulemur macaco flavifrons)},
  author={L. J. Digby and Sonya M Kahlenberg},
  journal={Primates},
  year={2007},
  volume={43},
  pages={191-199}
}

• L. J. Digby, Sonya M Kahlenberg
• Published 2007
• Biology, Medicine
• Primates

Female dominance is unusual among mammals and has been described in detail for only a handful of species. Here we present data on the frequency and outcome of dominance interactions in seven semi-free ranging and captive groups of blue-eyed black lemurs (Eulemur macaco flavifrons) housed at the Duke University Primate Center. We collected over 260 hours of focal data during which all occurrences of dominant-subordinate interactions were recorded. We collected data outside the typical breeding… Expand

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