Infant rearing in captive hapalemur griseus alaotrensis: Singleton versus twins

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 44-51

  Taylor, Tiawanna D ^a   Feistner, Anna T C ^a  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Computer simulation; Galago moholi; Leaping; Locomotion; Loris tardigradus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROSIMIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SUCKLING; TWINS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEMUR; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; TWINS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2742522146     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157205     Document Type: Article

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