Intermale affiliative behavior in ringtailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the beza-mahafaly reserve, Madagascar

Primates

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-30

  Gould, Lisa ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult males; Affiliative behavior; Ringtailed lemurs

Indexed keywords

LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0002851030     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02385919     Document Type: Article

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