Body mass in wild Microcebus murinus over the dry season

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages 183-190

  Fietz, Joanna ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Mouse lemur; Rank; Seasonal change; Sex ratio; Sexual dimorphism; Spatial distribution; Testes size

Indexed keywords

EID: 28844483490     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052712     Document Type: Review

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