Mouse lemurs in space and time: A test of the socioecological model

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-139

  Eberle, Manfred ^a   Kappeler, Peter M ^a  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mating strategy; Microcebus; Polygyny; Sex ratio; Socioecology

Indexed keywords

POLYGYNY; PRIMATE; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOBIOLOGY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; MICROCEBUS; MICROCEBUS MURINUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0036460886     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002650100409     Document Type: Article

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