Evolution of pair-living in Phaner furcifer

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 903-919

  Schülke, Oliver ^a,b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evolution of social organization; Monogamy; Pair living; Phaner furcifer

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTION; MONOGAMY; PAIR BOND; PRIMATE; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

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

PHANER FURCIFER; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 23844548731     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-005-5328-0     Document Type: Article

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