Social relationships among ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) in two free-ranging troops at Berenty Reserve, Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-93

  Nakamichi, Masayuki ^a   Koyama, Naoki ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

agonistic interactions; confrontation; dominance rank; greeting; grooming; Lemur catta; proximity; social relationships; solitary males

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0030907243     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026393223883     Document Type: Article

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