Preliminary biomedical evaluation of wild ruffed lemurs (Varecia variegata and V. rubra)

American Journal of Primatology

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-94

  Junge, Randall E ^a   Louis, Edward E ^b  

^a St Louis Zoological Park   (United States)

^b Henry Doorly Zoo   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease; Health; Nutrition; Ruffed lemur; Varecia rubra; Varecia variegata

Indexed keywords

CAPTIVE POPULATION; HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FECES; HEALTH STATUS; MADAGASCAR; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; FECES; HEALTH STATUS; LEMURIDAE; MADAGASCAR; PARASITIC DISEASES, ANIMAL; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; OCEANIC REGIONS; WORLD;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; LEMURIDAE; STREPSIRHINI; VARECIA; VARECIA VARIEGATA;

EID: 21244463559     PISSN: 02752565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajp.20129     Document Type: Conference Paper

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