Physical and social diversity among nocturnal primates: A new view based on long term research

Primates

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 267-282

  Bearder, Simon K ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biology; Future research; Galagos; Nocturnal primates; Sociality; Speciation; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ALOCASIA MACRORRHIZOS; GALAGONIDAE; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0033048252     PISSN: 00328332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02557715     Document Type: Article

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