Cathemerality in the Mayotte brown lemur (Eulemur fulvus): Seasonality and food quality

Folia Primatologica

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 166-177

  Tarnaud, Laurent ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Activity rhythms; Dietary quality; Food availability; Lemuridae; Mayotte; Nutrient content

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMOROS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSIMIAN; SEASON;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COMOROS; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEMURIDAE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; SEASONS;

ANIMALIA; CEBIDAE; EULEMUR; EULEMUR FULVUS; EULEMUR FULVUS FULVUS; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 30844464588     PISSN: 00155713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089702     Document Type: Conference Paper

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