Arrived in the light: Diel and seasonal activity patterns in wild Verreaux's sifakas (Propithecus v. verreauxi; Primates: Indriidae)

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 174-186

  Erkert, Hans G ^a   Kappeler, Peter M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b Abteilung Verhaltensokologie and Soziobiologie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Activity pattern; Circadian rhythm; Diurnality; Propithecus; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIEL VARIATION; PRIMATE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KIRINDY FOREST; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; TOLIARA; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; INDRIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; PRIMATES; PROPITHECUS; PROPITHECUS VERREAUXI;

EID: 11144221338     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-004-0845-y     Document Type: Article

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