Spatial distribution and population composition of the brown mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) in Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar, and its implications for social organization

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 61-78

  Atsalis, Sylvia ^a,b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Madagascar; Mark recapture; Mouse lemur; Nocturnal prosimian; Social organization; Solitary species

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRIMATE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0034018673     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(200005)51:1<61::AID-AJP5>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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