Biology of the Fat-Tailed Dwarf Lemur (Cheirogaleus medius E. Geoffroy 1812): New Results from the Field

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 11, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2002, Pages 79-82

  Müller, Alexandra E ^a   Thalmann, Urs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cheirogaleus; Ecology; Field study; Madagascar; Nocturnal prosimian; Radio tracking; Social organization; Torpor

Indexed keywords

CHEIROGALEUS; CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; CHEIROGALEUS MEDIUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 0141873374     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10063     Document Type: Article

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