Male-female affiliative relationships in naturally occurring ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Beza-Mahafaly reserve, Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-78

  Gould, Lisa ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affiliative behavior; Male female relationships; Ringtailed lemurs

Indexed keywords

LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0002682869     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1996)39:1<63::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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