Mirror-directed social behaviors of Garnett's greater bush baby (Otolemur garnettii)

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 633-650

  Becker, Michelle L ^a   Watson, Sheree L ^b   Ward, Jeannette P ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

^b JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Garnett's greater bush baby; Mirrors; Prosimian; Social behavior; Species recognition

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; GALAGO SP.; OTOLEMUR GARNETTII; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0032709353     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020744500711     Document Type: Article

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