Changes in behavior in free-ranging Lemur catta following release in a natural habitat

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-28

  Keith Lucas, Timothy ^a   White, Frances J ^b   Keith Lucas, Lisa ^c   Vick, Laura G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c St Andrew's Sewanee School   (United States)

Author keywords

Lemur catta; Lemurs; Release

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVITY; PRIMATE; REINTRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEASON; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; UNITED STATES; VOCALIZATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ZOO ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, ZOO; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEORGIA; LEMUR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; SEASONS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL; WEIGHT LOSS;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0032902862     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(1999)47:1<15::AID-AJP3>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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