Lemur latrines: Observations of latrine behavior in wild primates and possible ecological significance

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 420-427

  Irwin, Mitchell T ^a   Samonds, Karen E ^a   Raharison, Jean Luc ^b   Wright, Patricia C ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Chemical communication; Defecation; Latrines; Lemurs; Madagascar; Primates; Resource defense; Scent marking; Territoriality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MAMMAL; OLFACTION; PRIMATE; SCENT MARKING; TERRITORIALITY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

HAPALEMUR; HAPALEMUR GRISEUS; LEMUR; LEMURIDAE; LEMURIFORMES; LEPILEMUR; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 2642527136     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/1545-1542(2004)085<0420:LLOOLB>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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