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Group composition and population density of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)) in northern India

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A field survey of road-side rhesus monkey of northern India was conducted during 1964–65 for the study of group composition and population density. In 1651 km distance covered during this survey, total of 83 groups of rhesus monkey were counted. Adult females were predominant over other members in the group and were twice the number of adult males in a group. Infants were more than double the numbers of juveniles and juveniles formed the smallest percentage in any group and showed a tendency of decline in their population. Percentages of group size varied from 2.50 to 28.09. Sex-ratios, proportions of infants and juveniles to adults, proportions of juveniles to infants and the population density in different zones and sectors have been discussed.

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  1. Zoological Survey of India, 8 Lindsay Street, Calcutta 16, India

    R. P. Mukherjee & G. D. Mukherjee

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Mukherjee, R.P., Mukherjee, G.D. Group composition and population density of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta (Zimmermann)) in northern India. Primates 13, 65–70 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01757937

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