Diet of the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) in ranomafana National Park, Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 193-229

  Atsalis, Sylvia ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body size; Diet; Frugivory; Keystone resource; Microcebus rufus; Mouse lemur; Prosimian primate

Indexed keywords

DIET; FECAL PELLET; PRIMATE;

MADAGASCAR; RANOMAFANA NATIONAL PARK;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033036530     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020518419038     Document Type: Article

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