Regulation by photoperiod of seasonal changes in body mass and reproductive function in gray mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus): Differential responses by sex

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-24

  Perret, M ^a   Aujard, F ^a  

^a Laboratoire d'Ecologie Generale   (France)

Author keywords

Body mass; Microcebus murinus; Photoperiod; Primate; Seasonal rhythms; Sexual function

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BODY MASS; PHOTOPERIOD; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035088821     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026457813626     Document Type: Article

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