[Growth, sexual maturity, social maturity and reproduction in African Forest Cercopithecines (author's transl)].
The onset of puberty in males is indicated by a strong increase of weight, appearance of specific displays and changes in the vocal repertoire. Male social maturity follows sexual maturity, but does not depend only on age; it results also from behavioural interactions with the male leader within the one-male group.
D000818:Animals; D002521:Cercopithecus / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000502:physiology; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D000882:Haplorhini; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction; D012741:Sexual Maturation; D012919:Social Behavior; D014828:Vocalization, Animal
Croissance, maturité sexuelle et sociale, reproduction chez les cercopithécinés forestiers africains