Comparison of reproductive characteristics and changes in body weight between captive populations of rufous and gray mouse lemurs

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-108

  Wrogemann, Dorothea ^a   Radespiel, Ute ^a   Zimmermann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body weight changes; Microcebus; Primates; Reproduction; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

PRIMATE; REPRODUCTION; WEIGHT;

LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; MICROCEBUS RUFUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035096041     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026418132281     Document Type: Article

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