Tree holes used for resting by gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus) in Madagascar: Insulation capacities and energetic consequences

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 797-809

  Schmid, Jutta ^a,b,c  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy expenditure; Madagascar; Microcebus; Sleeping site; Torpor

Indexed keywords

ENERGETICS; HABITAT USE; PRIMATE; SHELTER; TREE;

MADAGASCAR;

LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032421467     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020389228665     Document Type: Article

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