Aspects of social life in the fat-tailed dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus medius): Inferences from body weights and trapping data

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-280

  Müller, Alexandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Body weight; Cheirogaleus medius; Madagascar; Monogamy; Paternal investment; Social organization

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FAT RESERVE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TORPOR;

ANIMALIA; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033231977     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(199911)49:3<265::AID-AJP4>3.3.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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