Demographic and life-history patterns in a population of ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at Beza Mahafaly Reserve, Madagascar: A 15-year perspective

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 182-194

  Gould, Lisa ^a   Sussman, R W ^b   Sauther, Michelle L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental variables; Fecundity; Infant mortality; Life span; Population change

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FERTILITY; INFANT MORTALITY; LIFE HISTORY; LIFESPAN; MADAGASCAR; NONHUMAN; POPULATION SIZE; PROSIMIAN; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; LEMUR; MADAGASCAR; MALE;

EID: 0037309828     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10151     Document Type: Article

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