Social organization of Lepilemur ruficaudatus

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 869-888

  Zinner, Dietmar ^a   Hilgartner, Roland D ^a,c   Kappeler, Peter M ^a   Pietsch, Thomas ^b   Ganzhorn, Jörg U ^b  

^a Abt Verhaltensforschung/Okologie   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Home range; Lepilemur ruficaudatus; Pair living; Social organization

Indexed keywords

HOME RANGE; PAIR BOND; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

LEMURIDAE; LEPILEMUR; LEPILEMUR RUFICAUDATUS; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0043201356     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024684907250     Document Type: Article

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