Evidence for social enhancement of reproduction in two Eulemur species

Zoo Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Hearn, Gail W ^a   Berghaier, Robert W ^b   George, Diane D ^b  

^a BEAVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Philadelphia Zoological Garden   (United States)

Author keywords

Allee effect; Black lemur; Brown lemur; Husbandry; Mongoose lemur; Social facilitation

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORA; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS; EULEMUR MACACO; EULEMUR MONGOZ; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MAMMALIA; OKAPIA JOHNSTONI; PUDU; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0030535072     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2361(1996)15:1<1::AID-ZOO1>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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