Niche separation in Varecia variegata rubra and Eulemur fulvus albifrons: I. Interspecific patterns

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 411-431

  Vasey, Natalie ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Habitat use; Madagascar; Species assemblage; Strepsirhines

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET; FEMALE; FOREST; MADAGASCAR; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROSIMIAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; THERMOREGULATION;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TREES;

EID: 0033936777     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1096-8644(200007)112:3<411::AID-AJPA10>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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