A Preliminary Report on the Social Organisation of Cheirogaleus medius (Cheirogaleidae; Primates) in North-West Madagascar

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 160-166

  Müller, Alexandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cheirogaleus medius; Dwarf lemur; Lemuriformes; Madagascar; Nocturnal prosimians; Radio tracking; Social organisation; Solitary species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000434099     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000021578     Document Type: Article

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