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Infanticide among ringtailed lemurs ( Lemur catta ) at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar
Author(s) -
Hood Laura C.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
american journal of primatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1098-2345
pISSN - 0275-2565
DOI - 10.1002/ajp.1350330107
Subject(s) - lemur catta , lemur , primate , population , biology , zoology , geography , ecology , demography , sociology
During an intertroop encounter, an infanticide was observed in a population of ringtailed lemurs ( Lemur catta ) at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar. The killer was a male that had not been previously observed to mate with any females in the infant's troop. This observation, combined with other observations of infanticidal behavior by males at Berenty Reserve and the Duke University Primate Center, is consistent with the hypothesis that infanticide is a reproductive tactic for some male ringtailed lemurs. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.