Foraging ecology of the Philippine flying lemur (Cynocephalus volans)

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1288-1295

  Wischusen, E William ^a   Richmond, Milo E ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboreal folivore; Behavior; Cynocephlaus volans; Dermoptera; Foraging ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0542420445     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1383020     Document Type: Article

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