Resting metabolic rates of Lepilemur ruficaudatus

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-174

  Schmid, Jutta ^a,b,c   Ganzhorn, Jörg U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Folivore; Lemurs; Lepilemur ruficaudatus; Madagascar; Metabolic rate

Indexed keywords

LEMURIDAE; LEPILEMUR RUFICAUDATUS; MAMMALIA; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0000300306     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1996)38:2<169::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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