Locomotor ecology of Lepilemur edwardsi and Avahi occidentalis

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 471-486

  Warren, Ruth Dorcas ^a   Crompton, Robin Huw ^b  

^a Ffordd Penrhos ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Field study; Folivory; Leaping; Lemur; Madagascar; Nocturnal

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OPEN FIELD BEHAVIOR; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL;

ANIMALS; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; DIET; ECOLOGY; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LEMUR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; PLANTS, EDIBLE;

EID: 0031467151     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-8644(199712)104:4<471::AID-AJPA4>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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