Group composition, home range size, and diet of three sympatric bamboo lemur species (Genus hapalemur) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 547-566

  Tan, Chia L ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bamboo; Body size; Cyanide; Hapalemur; Niche partitioning

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; DIET; GROUP SIZE; HOME RANGE; SYMPATRY;

MADAGASCAR; RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK; TALATAKELY;

CATHARIOSTACHYS; CATHARIOSTACHYS MADAGASCARIENSIS; DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS; HAPALEMUR; HAPALEMUR AUREUS; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; HAPALEMUR SIMUS; LEMUR; POACEAE; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032843862     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020390723639     Document Type: Article

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