Edge effects on the density of Cheirogaleus major

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1569-1588

  Lehman, Shawn M ^a   Rajaonson, Andry ^b   Day, Sabine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Edge effects; Fruit abundance; Lemurs; Madagascar; Predation; Spatial autocorrelation

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DIURNAL VARIATION; EDGE EFFECT; HABITAT TYPE; POPULATION DENSITY; PREDATION RISK; PRIMATE; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSITION ZONE;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR; TOAMASINA; VOHIBOLA FOREST;

CHEIROGALEUS MAJOR; LEMURIDAE; PRIMATES; STREPSIRHINI;

EID: 33845679856     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10764-006-9099-z     Document Type: Article

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