Male and female activity patterns in Microcebus murinus during the dry season at Kirindy Forest, western Madagascar

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 437-464

  Rasoazanabary, Emilienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity levels; Dry season; Kirindy forest; Microcebus murinus; Nests; Seasonal torpor; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY SEASON; FIELD SURVEY; HIBERNATION; PRIMATE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; KIRINDY FOREST; MADAGASCAR; TOLIARA;

MICROCEBUS MURINUS; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33745077988     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9017-4     Document Type: Article

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