Aspects of reproduction in the eastern rufous mouse lemur (Microcebus rufus) and their implications for captive management

Zoo Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 157-167

  Wrogemann, Dorothea ^a   Zimmermann, Elke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Breeding success; Estrous cycle sex differences; Primate; Testicular size

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035645405     PISSN: 07333188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/zoo.1017     Document Type: Article

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