Sociality in the gray mouse lemur (Microcebus murinus) in northwestern Madagascar

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 21-40

  Radespiel, Ute ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Individualized neighborhood; Microcebus murinus; Multi male multi female system; Scramble competition; Social organization

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

MADAGASCAR;

EID: 0034026480     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2345(200005)51:1<21::AID-AJP3>3.0.CO;2-C     Document Type: Article

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