Observations on the Inter-troop movement of adult vervet monkeys (Cercopithecus aethiops).
Vervet troops are not closed units and migration - both into and out of the troop - occurs regularly. Available data suggest that it is a male phenomenon related to the accessibility of adult females. The process and its implications are discussed.
D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D002520:Cercopithecidae; D002521:Cercopithecus; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal; D012919:Social Behavior; D012930:Social Dominance