Observed infanticide in a seasonal breeding prosimian (Propithecus verreauxi verreauxi) in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 101-103

  Lewis, Rebecca J ^a   Razafindrasamba, Solohery Mamitiana ^b   Tolojanahary, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kirindy Forest ^*  (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Infanticide; Propithecus verreauxi; Seasonal breeding; Sifaka

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; MALE; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; PROPITHECUS SP.; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI VERREAUXI; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0037945631     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000070006     Document Type: Article

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