Dietary intake, food composition and nutrient intake in captive Alaotran gentle lemurs Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis

Dodo

Volumn 32, Issue 0, 1996, Pages 44-62

  Fidgett, Andrea L ^a,b,c   Feistner, Anna T C ^a   Galbraith, Hugh ^b  

^a Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alaotran gentle lemur; Captivity; Diet; Feeding; Food composition; Hapalemur griseus alaotrensis; Nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042947983     PISSN: 02655640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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