The socioecology of the ringtailed lemur: Thirty-five years of research

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 120-132

  Sauther, Michelle L ^a   Sussman, Robert W ^b   Gould, Lisa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lemur catta; Reproduction; Ringtailed lemur; Socioecology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANTHROPOIDEA; LEMUR; LEMUR CATTA; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0033235976     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6505(1999)8:4<120::AID-EVAN3>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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