The Extinct Sloth Lemurs of Madagascar

Evolutionary Anthropology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 252-263

  Godfrey, Laurie R ^a   Jungers, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EDENTATA; INDRIDAE; LEMURIDAE; PALAEOPROPITHECIDAE; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 2142708152     PISSN: 10601538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/evan.10123     Document Type: Article

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