Energetic advantage of nest-sharing in a solitary primate, the lesser mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1093-1102

  Perret, Martine ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Lemur; Madagascar; Metabolic rate; Microcebus murinus; Nesting patterns; Primate; Season

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001361355     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383001     Document Type: Article

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