Lemur origins: Rafting by groups of hibernators?

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 422-425

  Kappeler, Peter M ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biogeography; Lemurs; Madagascar; Primate evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0034505592     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052741     Document Type: Article

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